Girón Beach
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Girón Beach is a coastal area in Cuba best known as one of the main landing sites of the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
beach
→
coastal area → |
| country |
Cuba
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|
| dateOfEvent |
1961-04
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| eventOccurredHere |
Bay of Pigs invasion
→
CIA-backed exile landing in April 1961 → |
| hasAccess |
road access from Jagüey Grande
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|
| hasAttraction |
Bay of Pigs Museum
→
war memorials related to the 1961 invasion → |
| hasClimate |
tropical climate
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|
| hasEcosystem |
coastal marine ecosystem
→
coral reef areas nearby → |
| hasNameInSpanish |
Playa Girón
NERFINISHED
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| hasNearbySettlement |
Playa Girón village
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|
| hasRecreationActivity |
scuba diving
→
snorkeling → swimming → |
| hasTourismType |
beach tourism
→
diving tourism → historical tourism → |
| knownFor |
Cuban Revolution–related history
→
being a main landing site of the Bay of Pigs invasion → historical significance in the Cold War → |
| languageUsed |
Spanish
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|
| locatedIn |
Bay of Pigs
→
Matanzas Province NERFINISHED → |
| locatedOn |
Caribbean Sea
→
southern coast of Cuba → |
| partOf |
Zapata Peninsula
→
Zapata Swamp region → |
| partOfConflict |
Cuba–United States relations
→
|
| region |
western Cuba
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|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Playa Girón
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hasNameMeaning |