Cap-Vert Peninsula

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geographical feature peninsula

Cap-Vert Peninsula is the westernmost point of the African mainland, projecting into the Atlantic Ocean from Senegal and hosting the capital city, Dakar.

Aliases (1)

Cap-Vert Peninsula area ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature → peninsula →
administrativeRegionContains	Dakar Region →
climate	Sahelian → semi-arid →
continent	Africa →
country	Senegal →
countryCapitalLocatedHere	Dakar NERFINISHED →
hasCapitalCity	Dakar NERFINISHED →
hasCity	Dakar NERFINISHED →
hasCoastlineType	rocky coast → sandy beaches →
hasEconomicActivity	fishing → port trade → tourism →
hasFunction	major cultural center of Senegal → major economic hub of Senegal → major political center of Senegal →
hasLandmark	Cap Vert (Cape Verde headland) →
hasMajorPortCity	Dakar NERFINISHED →
hasNearbyIsland	Gorée Island → Îles de la Madeleine →
hasTransportationInfrastructure	Dakar international airport area → Port of Dakar →
hasVegetation	coastal scrub → savanna vegetation →
hosts	Dakar NERFINISHED →
isKeyNodeIn	West African coastal urban network →
isStrategicLocationFor	Atlantic maritime routes →
isWesternmostPointOf	African mainland → continental Africa →
languageMajority	French → Wolof →
locatedIn	African mainland → Senegal NERFINISHED → West Africa →
locatedOn	Atlantic Ocean →
nameLanguage	French →
nameMeaning	Green Cape →
nearbyArchipelagoNameSimilarityWith	Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) →
oceanCurrentInfluence	Canary Current →
partOf	Senegalese coast →
projectionDirection	west →
projectsInto	Atlantic Ocean →
seaBorder	North Atlantic Ocean →
urbanAreaDominatedBy	Dakar metropolitan area NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dakar Grand Mosque → Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport → Presidential Palace of Senegal →	locatedIn
Dakar → Dakar Region →	locatedOn
Gorée Island ("Cap-Vert Peninsula area") →	partOf
Blaise Diagne International Airport →	regionServed