Kotzebue Sound
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Kotzebue Sound is a large inlet of the Chukchi Sea on Alaska’s northwest coast, known for its Arctic marine ecosystem and the nearby city of Kotzebue.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kotzebue Sound canonical | 8 |
| Kotzebue Bay | 1 |
| Kotzebue Sound region | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
inlet ⓘ sound ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Chukchi Sea ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discoveredByEuropeans | Otto von Kotzebue ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Arctic climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
subsistence fishing
ⓘ
subsistence hunting ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | Arctic marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
climate change impacts
ⓘ
coastal erosion ⓘ sea ice loss ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
seasonal sea ice
ⓘ
shallow continental shelf waters ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Kotzebue, Alaska ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIndigenousGroup |
Inuit
ⓘ
surface form:
Iñupiat
|
| hasNearbySettlement | Kotzebue ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryWaterType | saltwater ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
Arctic marine biodiversity
ⓘ
Indigenous subsistence lifestyles ⓘ |
| isInTimeZone | Alaska Time Zone ⓘ |
| isRegionOf | northwestern Alaska ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Chukchi Sea ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNorthOf | Bering Strait ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Alaska’s northwest coast ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Otto von Kotzebue ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arctic basins
ⓘ
surface form:
Arctic Ocean basin
|
| state | Alaska ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
Arctic cod
ⓘ
Pacific walrus ⓘ bearded seal ⓘ beluga whale ⓘ bowhead whale ⓘ ringed seal ⓘ seabirds ⓘ |
| usedBy | Indigenous communities ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kotzebue Bay