Cotentin Peninsula

E94698
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.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Cotentin Peninsula canonical 30
Cotentin 6
Cherbourg Peninsula 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
peninsula ⓘ
administrativeDepartment Manche ⓘ
borders Baie de Seine ⓘ
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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Capture of Cherbourg ⓘ
Operation Overlord ⓘ
Utah Beach ⓘ
surface form: Utah Beach landings

Referenced by (39)

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

Utah Beach → locatedOn → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
German 716th Infantry Division → areaOfOperations → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
subject surface form: 716th Infantry Division
Carentan-les-Marais → locatedIn → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
Sainte-Mère-Église → locatedOn → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
Cherbourg → locatedIn → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
Battle of La Hogue (1692) → tookPlaceAt → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
Manche → locatedOn → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
Tocqueville, Manche, France → locatedOn → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
Cotentin Peninsula → historicalName → Cotentin Peninsula self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cotentin
Baie de Seine → near → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherbourg Peninsula
Carentan → locatedIn → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
German 709th Static Infantry Division → sector → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont → partOf → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
Manche department → contains → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
subject surface form: Manche
Manche department → locatedOn → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
subject surface form: Manche
medieval Duchy of Normandy → territoryIncludes → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
subject surface form: Duchy of Normandy
Gréville-Hague → locatedOn → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
commune of Granville → isLocatedOn → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
subject surface form: Granville
Angoville-au-Plain → locatedOn → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
Houesville → locatedNear → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
Saint-Côme-du-Mont → locatedInHistoricalRegion → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
Saint-Côme-du-Mont → locatedOn → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cotentin Marshes
Brévands → locatedIn → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
Parc naturel régional des Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin → locatedIn → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cotentin
Douve River valley → partOf → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
Normandy (administrative region) → contains → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
arrondissement of Cherbourg → locatedOn → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
arrondissement of Cherbourg → partOfHistoricalRegion → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cotentin
World War II Battle of Cherbourg → location → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
La Hogue → partOf → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
Duchy of Normandy → territoryIncludes → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
fortifications of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue → locatedOn → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
Valognes → locatedOn → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
Valognes → historicRegion → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cotentin
Saint-Lô → historicalRegion → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cotentin
Coutances → isPartOf → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cotentin Peninsula area
Barneville-Carteret → locatedOnPeninsula → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
Tancred of Hauteville → placeOfOrigin → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cotentin
D514 road → locatedOn → Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ