Gulf of Alaska

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gulf ocean basin

The Gulf of Alaska is a large, subarctic ocean basin off the southern coast of Alaska known for its harsh weather, rich marine ecosystems, and significant fisheries.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Gulf of Alaska canonical	99
Gulf of Alaska region	8
Gulf of Alaska coast	4
Gulf of Alaska basin	2
Gulf of Alaska Unit	1
Gulf of Alaska large marine ecosystem	1
Gulf of Alaska marine ecosystem	1
Gulf of Alaska shelf	1
Gulf of Alaska watershed	1
Pacific Ocean via Cook Inlet	1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	gulf ⓘ ocean basin ⓘ
adjacentTo	Bering Sea via Alaska Peninsula ⓘ North Pacific Ocean open waters ⓘ
borderedBy	Panhandle of Alaska ⓘ surface form: Alaska Panhandle Alaska Peninsula ⓘ Alexander Archipelago ⓘ Gulf of Alaska coastline ⓘ Kodiak Island ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
drainedByRiver	Alsek River ⓘ Copper River ⓘ Situk River ⓘ Susitna River ⓘ
governedBy	North Pacific Fishery Management Council ⓘ
hasBiodiversity	cod ⓘ crab ⓘ halibut ⓘ marine mammals ⓘ salmon ⓘ seabirds ⓘ
hasCityOnCoast	Anchorage ⓘ Kodiak Island ⓘ surface form: Kodiak Seward ⓘ Yakutat ⓘ
hasClimate	subarctic maritime climate ⓘ
hasEcosystem	subarctic marine ecosystem ⓘ temperate rainforest coastal ecosystem ⓘ
hasFeature	continental shelf ⓘ deep ocean basin ⓘ subduction zone margin ⓘ
hasHazard	icing conditions ⓘ rough sea state ⓘ strong storms ⓘ
hasMajorCurrent	Alaska Current ⓘ surface form: Alaska Coastal Current Alaska Current ⓘ
hasPort	Port of Alaska ⓘ surface form: Port of Anchorage Port of Seward ⓘ
knownFor	frequent storms ⓘ harsh weather ⓘ high biological productivity ⓘ high winds ⓘ rich marine ecosystems ⓘ rough seas ⓘ significant fisheries ⓘ
locatedIn	Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Pacific Ocean subarctic region ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf	Alaska ⓘ
monitoredBy	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
partOf	U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ surface form: Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States Pacific Ocean ⓘ
receives	glacial meltwater ⓘ large freshwater input ⓘ
supportsActivity	marine research ⓘ shipping ⓘ
supportsIndustry	commercial fishing ⓘ crab fisheries ⓘ groundfish fisheries ⓘ salmon fisheries ⓘ tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (119)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pacific Ocean → containsFeature → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone → includesWatersOff → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Alutiiq → region → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Bering Sea → borders → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Alaska Marine Highway System → serviceArea → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Alaska Range → drainageTo → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Chugach Mountains → borderedBy → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Chugach Mountains → drainageTo → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

southwestern Alaska → border → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

subject surface form: Southwestern Alaska

Aleutian Trench → extendsFrom → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Alaska Current → locatedIn → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Alaska Current → basin → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Alaska basin

Copper River → mouth → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Copper River → flowsInto → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

United States territorial waters → adjacentTo → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Northern Pacific → hasPart → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Alaska Peninsula → oceanSide → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Southcentral Alaska → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Kodiak Island → locatedIn → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Kodiak Island → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Sugpiaq people → traditionalRegion → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Alaska coast

Prince William Sound → locatedOnCoastOf → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Sugpiaq → region → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Alaska coast

Pacific Gulf Yupik → indigenousTo → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Alaska coast

Cook Inlet → partOf → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Seward → locatedOn → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

North Pacific Fishery Management Council → jurisdiction → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

M/V Tustumena → serviceArea → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Baranof Island → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Port of Seward → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Sitka Sound → adjacentTo → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Yakutat → locatedIn → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Alaska region

Yakutat → coast → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Yakutat → near → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Steller sea lion → nativeTo → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

M/V Kennicott → serviceArea → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Alexander Archipelago → borderedBy → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Northern Pacific Ocean → includesMarginalSea → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Panhandle of Alaska → borders → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson → primaryAreaOfOperation → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge → locatedIn → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge → hasPart → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Alaska Unit

Chugach National Forest → locatedOn → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Alaska coast

Valdez → coast → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Nuka Bay → locatedOn → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Chitina River (portion) → drainageBasin → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

subject surface form: Chitina River

this entity surface form: Gulf of Alaska basin

Exxon Valdez oil spill → areaAffected → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Mount Marcus Baker → drainageBasin → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Seward, Alaska → coast → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ

Mount St. Elias (U.S. portion) → near → Gulf of Alaska ⓘ