Canada Basin
E11477
The Canada Basin is a deep, remote submarine basin in the Arctic Ocean, located north of Alaska and Canada, known for its extreme depths, perennial sea ice cover, and importance to polar oceanographic research.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
→
oceanic basin → submarine basin → |
| adjacentTo |
Beaufort Sea
→
Chukchi Sea → |
| experiences |
sea ice decline in recent decades
→
strong halocline stratification → |
| formedDuring |
Mesozoic era
→
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| hasApproximateArea |
about 270000 square miles
→
about 700000 square kilometres → |
| hasCharacteristic |
deep
→
low water temperatures → perennial sea ice cover → remote → seasonal sea ice thinning → |
| hasCirculationFeature |
Beaufort Gyre
→
|
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
changes in freshwater storage in Beaufort Gyre
→
loss of multi‑year sea ice → ocean acidification → |
| hasMaximumDepth |
approximately 12500 feet
→
approximately 3800 metres → |
| hasSeafloorBoundary |
Alpha Ridge
→
Beaufort continental slope → Chukchi Plateau → Lomonosov Ridge → Mendeleev Ridge → |
| hasWaterMass |
Arctic deep water
→
Arctic surface water → Atlantic‑origin water → Pacific‑origin water → |
| isImportantFor |
Arctic circulation studies
→
climate change studies → marine ecosystem research → polar oceanographic research → sea ice dynamics research → |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Ocean
→
|
| locatedNorthOf |
Alaska
→
Canada → |
| partOf |
Amerasian Basin
→
Arctic Ocean deep basins → |
| seafloorType |
sedimentary basin
→
|
| sovereignWatersBorder |
Canada
→
United States → |
| studiedBy |
icebreaker expeditions
→
oceanographic moorings → satellite remote sensing → |
| underlies |
multi‑year sea ice
→
|
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Chukchi Plateau
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borderedBy |
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Arctic Ocean
→
|
containsFeature |
|
Beaufort continental slope
→
|
descendsInto |
|
Amerasian Basin
→
|
hasPart |
|
Beaufort Gyre
→
|
locatedIn |
|
Beaufort continental slope
→
|
partOf |
|
Alpha Ridge
→
|
relatedTo |
|
Chukchi Plateau
→
|
separatedFrom |