Samana Cay
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Samana Cay is a remote, uninhabited island in the Bahamas that some historians propose as the most likely site of Christopher Columbus’s first landfall in the New World.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
island ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Bahamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Christopher Columbus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Bahamas ⓘ |
| currencyOfCountry | Bahamian dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputed | yes ⓘ |
| environment | relatively undisturbed ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
beaches
ⓘ
coastal vegetation ⓘ low-lying terrain ⓘ |
| historicalClaim | possible first landfall of Christopher Columbus in 1492 ⓘ |
| inhabited | no ⓘ |
| knownFor | proposed site of Christopher Columbus’s first landfall in the New World ⓘ |
| landfallHypothesis | identified by some historians as Guanahani ⓘ |
| languageOfCountry | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Bahamas NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean region NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucayan Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
lack of infrastructure
ⓘ
remoteness ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bahamas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ragged Island Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| permanentSettlements | none ⓘ |
| population | 0 ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | largely undeveloped and remote ⓘ |
| region | eastern Bahamas ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Bahamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | uninhabited ⓘ |
| transportAccess | reachable only by boat or small aircraft ⓘ |
| usedFor |
occasional scientific expeditions
ⓘ
occasional visits by locals ⓘ |
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