island of Corisco
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The island of Corisco is a small, historically significant island in the Gulf of Guinea that forms part of Equatorial Guinea’s territory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| island of Corisco canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
island ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | Republic of Equatorial Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 15 square kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 6 square miles ⓘ |
| belongsToArchipelago | Corisco and Elobey Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
humid
ⓘ
tropical ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | Spanish colonial rule ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Equatorial Guinea ⓘ |
| disputedStatus | historically subject to boundary discussions with Gabon ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
local trade ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| elevation | low-lying ⓘ |
| environment | coastal ⓘ |
| ethnicGroups |
Benga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerColonialPower | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
mangroves
ⓘ
sandy beaches ⓘ tropical vegetation ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource | marine fisheries ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
Atlantic slave trade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial-era trading post ⓘ pre-colonial trade ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Benga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fang ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Corisco Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mouth of the Muni River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Gabon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyIslands |
Elobey Chico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elobey Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Equatorial Guinea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Litoral Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationStatus | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| region | Central Africa ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ |
| sovereignty | Equatorial Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain | flat ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+1 ⓘ |
| usedFor | navigation landmark in the Gulf of Guinea ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.