Somme River

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The Somme River is a waterway in northern France that became historically significant as the site of one of World War I’s largest and bloodiest battles.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Somme 27
Somme River canonical 18
Somme (river) 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
associatedWithCountry Australia
Canada
France
Germany
India
New Zealand
island of Newfoundland
surface form: Newfoundland

South Africa
United Kingdom
basinCountry France
battleEndDate 18 November 1916
battleOccurredOnBanks Battle of the Somme
battleStartDate 1 July 1916
country France
emptiesInto English Channel
flowsThrough Aisne (department)
surface form: Aisne department

Oise department
Somme (department)
surface form: Somme department
flowsThroughCity Amiens
Péronne
Saint-Quentin
frontLineRegion Western Front
hasEtymology name derived from a Celtic word meaning "tranquil" or "calm"
hasFeature Somme Bay
hasTributary Ancre River
Avre River
Omignon River
surface form: Celle River

Hallue River
Omignon River
hasWetlandArea Somme Bay
historicalPeriod World War I
length about 152 miles
about 245 km
locatedIn northern France
locatedInRegion Hauts-de-France
Picardy
locatedNear Albert, France
Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial
surface form: Beaumont-Hamel

Thiepval, Somme, France
surface form: Thiepval
mouthLocatedIn English Channel
mouthLocation near Le Crotoy
near Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
notableEventLocation Battle of the Somme
notableFor Battle of the Somme
sourceLocatedIn Aisne (department)
surface form: Aisne department
sourceLocation Fonsomme
usedFor irrigation
navigation in some stretches
recreation

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (51)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fonsomme isSourceLocationOf Somme River