Principe Island
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Principe Island is a small volcanic island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the west coast of Central Africa, notable in scientific history as one of the locations where observations during the 1919 solar eclipse helped confirm Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| associatedWithScientist | Albert Einstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheory | general relativity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Santo António NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | São Tomé and Príncipe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryCapital | São Tomé (on São Tomé Island) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| eventLocation | 1919 solar eclipse expedition ⓘ |
| expeditionLeader | Arthur Eddington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerColonialPower | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedAs | autonomous region of São Tomé and Príncipe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | UNESCO Biosphere Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Parque Natural Obô do Príncipe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Bela Vista
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paciência NERFINISHED ⓘ Porto Real NERFINISHED ⓘ Santo António NERFINISHED ⓘ São Joaquim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCrop |
cocoa
ⓘ
coffee ⓘ sugarcane ⓘ |
| knownFor |
biodiversity
ⓘ
ecotourism potential ⓘ endemic species ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gulf of Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+0 ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Central Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
1919 solar eclipse observations
ⓘ
tests of general relativity ⓘ |
| observationHelpedConfirm |
gravitational deflection of light by the Sun
ⓘ
predictions of general relativity ⓘ |
| partOf |
Autonomous Region of Príncipe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
São Tomé and Príncipe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfArchipelago | São Tomé and Príncipe archipelago ⓘ |
| partOfGeologicalProvince | Cameroon volcanic line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereignState | São Tomé and Príncipe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCODesignation | Island of Príncipe Biosphere Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCODesignationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| usedFor | scientific observations ⓘ |
| volcanicOrigin | true ⓘ |
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