Sleeping Giant

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Sleeping Giant is a prominent rock formation on the Sibley Peninsula in Ontario, Canada, whose silhouette resembles a reclining giant and serves as an iconic natural symbol of Thunder Bay.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural landmark
rock formation
tourist attraction
composedPrimarilyOf diabase
country Canada
elevation approximately 563 metres above sea level
faces Port of Thunder Bay
surface form: Thunder Bay harbour
hasCliffs western face
hasGeologicalType diabase sill
mesa and cuesta formation
hasHighestPoint Top of the Giant
hasStatus iconic natural symbol of Thunder Bay
hasViewOf Isle Royale
Lake Superior North Shore
surface form: Lake Superior north shore

Thunder Bay
isIconicFor Lakehead urban area
surface form: Thunder Bay region
isWithinProtectedArea Sleeping Giant Provincial Park
locatedEastOf Thunder Bay
locatedIn Lake Superior
Ontario
Sibley Peninsula
Thunder Bay
locatedOn Sibley Peninsula
managedBy Ontario Parks
namedFor its resemblance to a sleeping giant
nearestCity Thunder Bay
overlooks Lake Superior
Thunder Bay
partOf Canadian Shield
Sleeping Giant Provincial Park
prominence approximately 290 metres above Lake Superior
province Ontario
region Northwestern Ontario
silhouetteResembles reclining giant
symbolOf Thunder Bay
topAccessibleBy hiking trail
tourismDraw hiking
photography
sightseeing
visibleFrom Thunder Bay
surface form: city of Thunder Bay

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Thunder Bay hasLandmark Sleeping Giant