Beaufort Sea

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marginal sea sea

The Beaufort Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean off the northern coasts of Alaska and Canada, known for its sea ice, harsh climate, and significant oil and gas reserves.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Beaufort Sea canonical	46
Beaufort Sea continental shelf	2
Beaufort Sea coast	1
Beaufort Sea planning areas	1
Beaufort Sea watershed	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	marginal sea ⓘ sea ⓘ
area	approximately 476000 square kilometers ⓘ
borderedBy	Beaufort Sea coast of Alaska ⓘ Mackenzie River delta ⓘ
bordersCountry	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
climate	polar climate ⓘ
connectedTo	Arctic Ocean ⓘ Chukchi Sea ⓘ
countryExclusiveEconomicZone	Canada exclusive economic zone ⓘ U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ surface form: United States exclusive economic zone
easternBoundary	Amundsen Gulf ⓘ
governedBy	Canadian federal regulations ⓘ United States federal regulations ⓘ
hasAverageDepth	1200 meters ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalIssue	climate change impacts ⓘ oil spill risk ⓘ sea ice decline ⓘ
hasFeature	Beaufort Gyre ⓘ continental shelf ⓘ
hasMaximumDepth	about 4200 meters ⓘ
hasNavigationCondition	largely ice-covered most of the year ⓘ limited summer shipping season ⓘ
hasShorelineIn	Alaska ⓘ Arctic Archipelago ⓘ surface form: Canadian Arctic Archipelago Northwest Territories ⓘ Yukon ⓘ
importantFor	Arctic marine ecosystems ⓘ bowhead whale migration ⓘ polar bear habitat ⓘ ringed seal habitat ⓘ
knownFor	extensive sea ice ⓘ harsh Arctic climate ⓘ significant natural gas reserves ⓘ significant oil reserves ⓘ
locatedIn	Arctic region ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf	Alaska ⓘ Canada ⓘ
namedAfter	Francis Beaufort ⓘ
partOf	Arctic Ocean ⓘ
receivesRiver	Kuskokwim River ⓘ surface form: Colville River Mackenzie River ⓘ Sagavanirktok River ⓘ
seaIceCoverage	multi-year sea ice ⓘ seasonal sea ice ⓘ
subjectTo	offshore gas exploration ⓘ offshore oil exploration ⓘ
westernBoundary	Point Barrow ⓘ

Referenced by (51)

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

Arctic Ocean → hasPart → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Alaska → hasCoastlineOn → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone → includesWatersOff → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Arctic Circle → passesThrough → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Canada Basin → adjacentTo → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

North Slope Borough → borders → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States → locatedOn → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States → adjacentWaterBody → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Chukchi Sea → adjacentTo → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Arctic drainage basin → drainsInto → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge → borderedBy → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Alaska Region → operatesIn → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

subject surface form: Alaska Region (BOEM)

this entity surface form: Beaufort Sea planning areas

Mackenzie River → mouthLocatedIn → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Mackenzie River → flowsInto → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Mackenzie River → deltaEmptiesInto → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

United States territorial waters → adjacentTo → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Yukon → borderedBy → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Arctic Archipelago → borderedBy → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Inuvialuit Settlement Region → borders → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Inuvialuit Settlement Region → includesFeature → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beaufort Sea coast

Beaufort Gyre → locatedIn → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Amerasian Basin → isAdjacentTo → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Yukon Territory → borders → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Beaufort continental slope → locatedIn → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Beaufort continental slope → adjacentTo → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beaufort Sea continental shelf

Beaufort continental slope → separates → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beaufort Sea continental shelf

Arctic coastal plain of Alaska → borders → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Kaktovik → locatedOnCoastOf → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Nuiqsut → locatedNear → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Mackenzie River delta → emptiesInto → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Point Barrow → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Point Barrow → seaBorder → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Deadhorse, Alaska → nearbyBodyOfWater → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Amundsen Gulf → connects → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Amundsen Gulf → connectedTo → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Amundsen Gulf → oceanRegion → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

northern Alaska → borders → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern Alaska

Colville River → flowsInto → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Colville River → mouthLocation → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Mackenzie River Basin → hasMouthAt → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Mackenzie Valley → opensInto → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Ivvavik National Park → near → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Sagavanirktok River → flowsInto → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Sagavanirktok River → mouthLocatedIn → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Sagavanirktok River → drainageBasin → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beaufort Sea watershed

Tuktoyaktuk → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Beaufort High → associatedWith → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Inuvik → locatedNear → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

McClure expedition → areaExplored → Beaufort Sea ⓘ

Banks Island → westernCoastOn → Beaufort Sea ⓘ