Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Island of Gorée' has mentioned 'The Atlantic' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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| It is an 18.2-hectare (45-acre) island located 2 kilometres (1.1xc2xa0nmi; 1.2xc2xa0mi) at sea from the main harbour of Dakar (14xc2xb040xe2x80xb2N 17xc2xb024xe2x80xb2Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf14.667xc2xb0N 17.400xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 14.667; -17.400), famous as a destination for people interested in the Atlantic slave trade although its actual role in the history of the slave trade is the subject of dispute. | WIKI |
| It is now used as a tourist destination to show the horrors of the slave trade throughout the Atlantic world. | WIKI |
| In the 18th and 19th century, Gorxc3xa9e was home to a Franco-African Creole, or Mxc3xa9tis, community of merchants with links to similar communities in Saint-Louis and the Gambia, and across the Atlantic to France's colonies in the Americas. | WIKI |
| This historical site is a rare example of a European colony where we see free and enslaved Africans (making up half of Gorxc3xa9e's population), Europeans and Afro-Europeans living alongside each other, even as the island was a prominent center in the Atlantic slave trade. | WIKI |
| Indeed, for the universal conscience, this xe2x80x9cmemory islandxe2x80x9d is the symbol of the slave trade with its cortege of suffering, tears and death.The painful memories of the Atlantic slave trade are crystallized in this small island of 28 hectares lying 3.5 km off the coast from Dakar. | UNESCO |
| The Atlantic Ocean provides a natural buffer zone of nearly 4 km. | UNESCO |