Fram Strait
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Fram Strait is the deep, wide passage between Greenland and Svalbard that serves as the main gateway for water and sea ice exchange between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fram Strait abyssal plain | 1 |
| Fram Strait plate boundary zone | 1 |
| Fram Strait region | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic gateway
ⓘ
sea strait ⓘ |
| borders |
Northeast Greenland National Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast Greenland
Svalbard ⓘ
surface form:
Svalbard archipelago
|
| climateRelevance |
key region for Arctic amplification studies
ⓘ
sensitive indicator of sea ice decline ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Greenland Sea ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| countryOnEasternSide | Norway ⓘ |
| countryOnWesternSide | Greenland ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | between Greenland continental margin and Svalbard margin ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
continental shelf on Greenland side
ⓘ
continental slope ⓘ deep ocean basin ⓘ |
| hasOceanCurrent |
East Greenland Current
ⓘ
West Spitsbergen Current ⓘ |
| hasResearchInfrastructure |
autonomous underwater vehicles
ⓘ
oceanographic mooring arrays ⓘ satellite remote sensing coverage ⓘ |
| isMainGatewayFor |
sea ice export from Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
water exchange between Arctic Ocean and North Atlantic ⓘ |
| isMajorRouteFor |
Arctic outflow to North Atlantic
ⓘ
Atlantic inflow to Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| isOnlyDeepConnectionBetween |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Nordic Seas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| maximumDepth |
about 5500–5600 m
ⓘ
about 5600 m ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Fram
ⓘ
surface form:
Fram (polar exploration ship)
ship Fram used by Fridtjof Nansen ⓘ |
| oceanographicImportance |
controls freshwater export from Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
controls heat exchange between Arctic and North Atlantic ⓘ influences Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ⓘ |
| partOf | Greenland Sea ⓘ |
| salinityCharacteristic | strong salinity gradients between inflow and outflow ⓘ |
| separates |
Greenland
ⓘ
Svalbard ⓘ |
| temperatureCharacteristic |
cold polar outflow on western side
ⓘ
warm Atlantic inflow on eastern side ⓘ |
| transports |
sea ice from Arctic Ocean to North Atlantic
ⓘ
warm Atlantic water into Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| typicalSeaIceCondition |
multi-year sea ice export region
ⓘ
seasonal sea ice cover variability ⓘ |
| usedFor |
climate change research
ⓘ
long-term oceanographic monitoring ⓘ sea ice thickness observations ⓘ |
| width |
about 270 nautical miles
ⓘ
about 450 km ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fram Strait region
this entity surface form:
Fram Strait plate boundary zone
this entity surface form:
Fram Strait abyssal plain