Davis Strait

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marine waterbody strait

Davis Strait is a broad, icy strait between Greenland and Canada that serves as a key marine passage linking the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	marine waterbody → strait →
adjacentTo	Baffin Bay → Labrador Sea →
borderedBy	Baffin Island → Greenland → Nunavut →
climateCharacteristic	icy waters → sea ice cover in winter →
connectsTo	Arctic Ocean → Baffin Bay → Labrador Sea → North Atlantic Ocean →
countryOnShore	Canada → Greenland →
exploredBy	John Davis →
hasApproximateArea	340000 square miles → 880000 square kilometres →
hasApproximateMaximumDepth	1000 metres → 3300 feet →
hasApproximateWidth	400 miles → 640 kilometres →
hasCurrent	Labrador Current → West Greenland Current →
hasEconomicActivity	fishing → hydrocarbon exploration → shipping →
hasSeaIceSeason	winter →
isImportantFor	Arctic shipping routes → climate and ocean circulation studies →
isPartOf	Northwest Passage system →
locatedBetween	Baffin Bay → Labrador Sea →
locatedIn	Arctic region → North Atlantic region →
marineLife	polar bears → seabirds → seals → whales →
namedAfter	John Davis →
namedFor	English explorer John Davis →
oceanographicRole	gateway between Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans → important route for Arctic water exiting to the North Atlantic → important route for Atlantic water entering the Arctic → pathway for water mass exchange →
partOf	Arctic Ocean →
region	between mid-western Greenland and Baffin Island →
separates	Baffin Island → Canada → Greenland →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Baffin Bay → Labrador Sea →	connectedTo
Baffin Island →	coastlineOn
Arctic Ocean →	connectedBy
William Baffin →	exploredRegion
Baffin Bay →	hasOutflow
Northwest Passage →	hasStartPoint
Baffin Island →	separatedFromGreenlandBy