Arctic coast
E1026439
The Arctic coast is the remote, icy shoreline fringing the Arctic Ocean, characterized by extreme cold, sea ice, tundra landscapes, and sparse human settlements.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arctic coast canonical | 1 |
| Arctic coast of North America | 1 |
| Beaufort Sea coast | 1 |
| Norwegian Arctic coast | 1 |
| Russian Arctic coast | 1 |
| Siberian Arctic coast | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastline
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| borders | Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
extreme cold
ⓘ
permafrost ⓘ sea ice ⓘ tundra landscapes ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
limited shipping
ⓘ
resource exploration ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
barrier islands
ⓘ
coastal erosion ⓘ coastal tundra ⓘ icebergs ⓘ lagoon systems ⓘ low-lying wetlands ⓘ pack ice ⓘ periglacial landforms ⓘ seasonal sea ice cover ⓘ thermokarst ⓘ |
| hasHumanSettlementType |
remote settlements
ⓘ
small indigenous communities ⓘ |
| hasPhenomenon |
midnight sun
ⓘ
polar night ⓘ |
| hasPopulationDensity | sparse ⓘ |
| hasSeasonality |
long, dark winters
ⓘ
short, cool summers ⓘ |
| isHabitatFor |
Arctic char
ⓘ
Arctic fox ⓘ bearded seal ⓘ beluga whale ⓘ bowhead whale ⓘ migratory seabirds ⓘ polar bear ⓘ ringed seal ⓘ walrus ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
biodiversity conservation
ⓘ
carbon storage in permafrost ⓘ global climate regulation ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
coasts of Alaska
ⓘ
coasts of Arctic islands ⓘ coasts of Canada ⓘ coasts of Greenland ⓘ coasts of Iceland ⓘ coasts of Norway ⓘ coasts of Russia ⓘ coasts of Svalbard ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Arctic region ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
climate change
ⓘ
coastal erosion from thawing permafrost ⓘ sea-level rise impacts ⓘ |
| usedFor |
subsistence fishing
ⓘ
subsistence hunting ⓘ traditional indigenous livelihoods ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Norwegian Arctic coast
this entity surface form:
Siberian Arctic coast
this entity surface form:
Arctic coast of North America
this entity surface form:
Russian Arctic coast