]> 2009/04/07 OpenCyc Knowledge Base Copyright© 2001-2009 Cycorp, Inc., http://www.cyc.com/, Austin, TX, USA This file contains an OWL representation of information contained in the OpenCyc Knowledge Base. The content of this OWL file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license whose text can be found at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode. The content of this OWL file, including the OpenCyc content it represents, constitutes the "Work" referred to in the Creative Commons license. The terms of this license equally apply to, without limitation, renamings and other logically equivalent reformulations of the content of this OWL file (or portions thereof) in any natural or formal language, as well as to derivations of this content or inclusion of it in other ontologies. Mappings between OpenCyc terms and Wikipedia article names provided by Olena Medelyan and Catherine Legg, University of Waikato, NZ under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. The actual land comprising Alcatraz Island, home of the infamous <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvySI_5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Alcatraz_ThePrison</a>. Alcatraz-TheIsland Alcatraz Island Alcatraz

Alcatraz Island

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz_Island The Planet Earth PlanetEarth Earth USDAFS Pacific Southwest Region USDAFSPacificSouthwestRegion NorthernCalifornia northern California Wikipedia Article URL (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rNv0nbm4TTjOp7yhmnzOyqg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleURL</a> THING URL) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article located at URL wikipediaArticleURL Northwestern United States Northwest-USRegion Island A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjp1ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LandBody</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi7f5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IslandRegion</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi7OZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Island</a> is a body of land surrounded by water. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi7OZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Island</a>s are typically much smaller in area than (instances of the similarly-defined collection of) <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwT-n15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TrueContinent</a>s (q.v.), though it would be rather arbitrary to try to distinguish these types on the basis of size alone. (And note that <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv9tl95wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAustralia</a> is both an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi7f5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IslandRegion</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwT-n15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TrueContinent</a>.) For groups of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi7OZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Island</a>s that form a geographical cluster, see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj7_ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Archipelago</a>. island (TerritoryFn California-State) California The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtoF0SgrMEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">Occident</a> includes the territories of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjddJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfEurope</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwHKBVJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WesternContinent</a>. It is distinguished from the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjqEpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAsia</a> also called the "Orient". Occident the Occident Physical: Washington-State, Oregon, California; the actual land of the region of the WestCoast U.S. states the West Coast WestCoast-USRegion The northern half of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkL_pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PlanetEarth</a>. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjPjpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NorthernHemisphere_Region</a> is the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj2hZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalHemisphere</a> that includes all of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjowpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Spain</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkCopwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Japan</a>, in the area between the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwPzQjJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EarthsEquator</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwPzRiJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AxialNorthPoleOfEarth</a>. NorthernHemisphere-Region the Northern Hemisphere BT broaderTerm <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> TERM1 TERM2)</code> means that <code>TERM2</code> is broader than <code>TERM1</code>, in an extremely general sense of "broader". For example, <code>TERM2</code> is, in the relevant sense, broader than <code>TERM1</code> if any of the following hold: <code>TERM2</code> is a collection that subsumes <code>TERM1</code>; <code>TERM2</code> is a collection that has <code>TERM1</code> as an instance; <code>TERM2</code> is a collection, instances of which have instances of the collection <code>TERM1</code> as parts; <code>TERM2</code> has <code>TERM1</code> as a part; This list of reasons for why <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> TERM1 TERM2)</code> could hold is not exhaustive, but it should give a good indication of how general the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> relation actually is. the Bay area The land surrounding the SanFranciscoBay. Refer to its geographicalSubRegions to see the many great cities contained in this area. SanFranciscoBayArea The actual land comprising Alcatraz Island, home of the infamous <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvySI_5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Alcatraz_ThePrison</a>. Alcatraz-TheIsland Alcatraz Island San Francisco (TerritoryFn CityOfSanFranciscoCA) (TerritoryFn UnitedStatesOfAmerica) the United States The United States: a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rviE6a5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalRegion</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4ryv-kvNWOEdyAAADggVbxzQ" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion_Declared</a>. Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString ContinentOfNorthAmerica North America An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkLu5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Continent</a>. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj4gpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfNorthAmerica</a> lies in the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjPVJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WesternHemisphere_Region</a>. It is bounded on the west by the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjgu5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PacificOcean</a>, on the east by the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkB0pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AtlanticOcean</a>, and on the south by the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXy5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CaribbeanSea</a>, and on the north by the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjIeZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArcticOcean</a>. North America includes <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkCE5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CentralAmerica</a> as well as the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjB0JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WestIndies_Archipelago</a> as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjNiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">geographicalSubRegions</a>. The state of California, a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvfGaTZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">geopoliticalSubdivision</a>s of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVikKpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a>. California-State California The actual land comprising Alcatraz Island, home of the infamous <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvySI_5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Alcatraz_ThePrison</a>. Alcatraz-TheIsland Alcatraz Island Pacific Standard Time PacificUSATimeZone the Western Hemisphere The half of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkL_pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PlanetEarth</a> from the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwRFVJJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PrimeMeridian_Greenwich</a> westward to 180 degrees west longitude. WesternHemisphere-Region ContiguousUnitedStates This physical region includes 48 states - all of those on the North American continent with the exception of Alaska. the contiguous United States PacificNorthwest-USRegion the Pacific Northwest High Sierra HighSierra-RegionCalifornia Western United States the actual land of the region of the contiguous United States west o f the Mississippi, including Minnesota which is both east and west WesternUS-Region the Americas The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwT-n15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TrueContinent</a> in the western hemisphere. It includes both the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj4gpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfNorthAmerica</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkAS5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfSouthAmerica</a> as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjNiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">geographicalSubRegions</a>. WesternContinent wikipediaArticleName (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rTv-jk9SPTXa991kk5mAvHg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleName</a> THING NAME) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article with the title NAME Wikipedia Article Name The United States of America, a large <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjk55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a> located mostly in the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj4gpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfNorthAmerica</a> south and west of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVimZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Canada</a> and north of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkAiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Mexico</a> (but also having a state on the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwEFGhpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HawaiianIslands</a>). It was founded in 1776 by emigrants from Europe and their descendants. As with all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjk55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a>, this is the USA as a country qua political and historical entity (and also qua geographical entity in "dualist" microtheories). the United States UnitedStatesOfAmerica