Cotentin Peninsula

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geographical region peninsula

The Cotentin Peninsula is a region in northwestern France jutting into the English Channel, known for its strategic role in World War II and its historic coastal landscapes.

Aliases (2)
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region →
peninsula →
administrativeDepartment Manche →
borders Baie de Seine NERFINISHED →
Celtic Sea →
English Channel →
climate oceanic climate →
containsCape Cap de Carteret →
Cap de la Hague →
containsIsland Tatihou →
Îles Saint-Marcouf →
containsTown Barneville-Carteret →
Carentan-les-Marais →
Cherbourg →
surface form: "Cherbourg-en-Cotentin"

Coutances →
La Hague →
Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue →
Valognes →
country France →
hasCoastlineType estuaries →
rocky cliffs →
sandy beaches →
hasMajorCity Cherbourg →
surface form: "Cherbourg-en-Cotentin"
hasPort Cherbourg Harbour →
hasProtectedArea Parc naturel régional des Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin →
historicalName Cotentin Peninsula →
surface form: "Cotentin"

Pagus Constantinus →
historicalRegion Duchy of Normandy →
knownFor bocage countryside →
cider production →
dairy farming →
historic coastal landscapes →
marshlands →
oyster farming →
strategic role in World War II →
languageRegion Norman →
locatedIn Normandy (administrative region) →
surface form: "Normandy"

northwestern France →
namedAfter Coutances →
surface form: "Constantia (Coutances)"
partOf Armorican Massif →
French Atlantic façade →
regionCode INSEE 50 (Manche) →
strategicImportance control of approaches to English Channel →
naval base at Cherbourg →
traditionalProvince Normandy →
WWIIEvent Battle of Normandy NERFINISHED →
Capture of Cherbourg →
Operation Overlord NERFINISHED →
Utah Beach landings NERFINISHED →
Referenced by (11)

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

subject surface form: "716th Infantry Division"
Cotentin Peninsula → historicalName → Cotentin Peninsula →
this entity surface form: "Cotentin"
Carentan → locatedIn → Cotentin Peninsula →
Carentan-les-Marais → locatedIn → Cotentin Peninsula →
Cherbourg → locatedIn → Cotentin Peninsula →
Manche → locatedOn → Cotentin Peninsula →
Sainte-Mère-Église → locatedOn → Cotentin Peninsula →
Tocqueville, Manche, France → locatedOn → Cotentin Peninsula →
Utah Beach → locatedOn → Cotentin Peninsula →
Baie de Seine → near → Cotentin Peninsula →
this entity surface form: "Cherbourg Peninsula"
Battle of La Hogue (1692) → tookPlaceAt → Cotentin Peninsula →
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