Chukchi Sea
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The Chukchi Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean located between Alaska and Siberia, known for its icy waters, rich marine life, and strategic importance for Arctic shipping routes.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marginal sea
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sea → |
| adjacentTo |
Beaufort Sea
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| borderedBy |
Alaska
→
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug → Russia → United States → |
| connectedBy |
Bering Strait
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| connectedTo |
Bering Sea
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East Siberian Sea → |
| countryOnCoast |
Russia
→
United States → |
| governedBy |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
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| hasArea |
approximately 595000 square kilometers
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| hasAverageDepth |
80 m
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| hasCharacteristic |
rich marine biodiversity
→
seasonal sea ice cover → shallow continental shelf → |
| hasClimate |
polar climate
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| hasMajorPortNearby |
Nome
→
Pevek → |
| hasMaximumDepth |
1258 m
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| hasPrimaryCirculation |
inflow from Pacific Ocean through Bering Strait
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| hasResourcePotential |
offshore natural gas
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offshore oil → |
| hasSalinity |
variable Arctic marine salinity
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| hasSeason |
long winter ice season
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short open-water season → |
| hasWaterType |
saltwater
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| importantFor |
Arctic shipping routes
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Indigenous subsistence hunting → marine mammal habitat → |
| inhabitedBy |
beluga whale
→
bowhead whale → polar bear → seals → walrus → |
| locatedBetween |
Alaska
→
Siberia → |
| locatedIn |
Arctic region
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| locatedOnCoastOf |
Alaska North Slope
→
Chukotka Peninsula → |
| namedAfter |
Chukchi people
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| partOf |
Arctic Ocean
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| subjectTo |
sea ice loss due to climate change
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| usedFor |
commercial shipping
→
fishing → scientific research → |