Angel Island
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Angel Island is a historic island in San Francisco Bay known for its former U.S. immigration station, often called the "Ellis Island of the West."
Aliases (2)
- Angel Island Immigration Station ×15
- Ellis Island of the West ×1
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
→
immigration station → island → |
| accessibleBy |
ferry
→
|
| accessibleFrom |
San Francisco
→
Tiburon → |
| area |
about 1.2 square miles
→
about 3.1 square kilometers → |
| closed |
1940
→
|
| country |
United States
→
United States → |
| county |
Marin County
→
|
| designatedAs |
National Historic Landmark
→
|
| elevation |
240 meters
→
788 feet → |
| hasFacility |
Angel Island Immigration Station
→
|
| hasHighestPoint |
Mount Caroline Livermore
→
|
| hasHistoricUse |
U.S. Army post
→
U.S. Public Health Service quarantine station → |
| hasViewOf |
Alcatraz Island
→
Golden Gate Bridge → San Francisco skyline → |
| locatedIn |
California
→
San Francisco Bay → United States → |
| locatedOn |
Angel Island
→
|
| managedBy |
California Department of Parks and Recreation
→
|
| militaryUsePeriod |
American Civil War era
→
World War I → World War II → |
| nearestCity |
San Francisco
→
Tiburon → |
| nickname |
Ellis Island of the West
→
|
| notableFor |
detaining Chinese immigrants under exclusion laws
→
processing immigrants from Asia → |
| offersActivity |
biking
→
camping → hiking → historical tours → |
| opened |
1910
→
|
| operatedBy |
United States government
→
|
| partOf |
Angel Island State Park
→
Angel Island State Park → San Francisco Bay Islands → |
| primaryFunction |
U.S. immigration processing center
→
|
| state |
California
→
|
| touristAttraction |
yes
→
|
| usedAs |
immigration station
→
military post → prisoner-of-war camp → quarantine station → |
Referenced by (14)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Angel Island Immigration Station
→
Angel Island State Park → U.S. Public Health Service quarantine station at Angel Island → |
locatedOn |
|
U.S. Public Health Service quarantine station at Angel Island
("Angel Island Immigration Station")
→
|
associatedWith |
|
Angel Island
("Angel Island Immigration Station")
→
|
hasFacility |
|
Tiburon
→
|
hasFerryServiceTo |
|
San Francisco Bay
→
|
hasIsland |
|
Angel Island State Park
("Angel Island Immigration Station")
→
|
hasPart |
|
Pier 39
→
|
hasViewOf |
|
Mount Caroline Livermore
→
|
isHighestPointOf |
|
Mount Caroline Livermore
→
|
locatedIn |
|
Golden Gate Strait
→
|
nearIsland |
|
Angel Island Immigration Station
("Ellis Island of the West")
→
|
nickname |
|
Fisherman’s Wharf
→
|
offersViewOf |