Gunnison Island

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Gunnison Island is a remote, largely uninhabited island and important bird sanctuary located in Utah’s Great Salt Lake.

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Gunnison Island canonical 1
Gunnison Island, Great Salt Lake 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird sanctuary
island
area about 1.3 square kilometers
about 320 acres
climate cold winters
hot dry summers
semi-arid
country United States of America
surface form: United States
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 1,280 meters
about 4,200 feet
hasAccessPolicy access by special permit only
closed to general public
hasColonySize one of the largest American white pelican colonies in North America
hasConservationMeasure access restrictions during nesting season
monitoring of pelican colony
hasCoordinateLatitude approximately 41.25° N
hasCoordinateLongitude approximately 112.90° W
hasEnvironment arid
desert island
hypersaline
hasGeologicalFeature cliffs
rocky terrain
shoreline benches
hasHumanPopulation uninhabited
hasHumanUse scientific research
wildlife monitoring
hasProtectionStatus bird refuge
restricted access area
wildlife sanctuary
hasSeasonalUse used primarily during breeding season by pelicans
hasThreat disturbance from human visitation
fluctuating Great Salt Lake water levels
habitat loss risk from declining lake levels
hasVegetationType salt-tolerant plants
shrubs and grasses
sparse vegetation
hostsSpecies American white pelican
California gull
cormorants
other waterbirds
various shorebirds
isImportantFor colonial waterbirds
migratory birds
nesting birds
locatedIn Box Elder County, Utah
Great Salt Lake
Intermountain West
North America
Utah
western United States
surface form: Western United States

northwestern Utah
locatedInBodyOfWater Great Salt Lake
locatedInPartOfLake northwestern Great Salt Lake
managedBy Utah
surface form: State of Utah

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
namedAfter John W. Gunnison
nearbyFeature Promontory Mountains
northern arm of Great Salt Lake
partOf Great Salt Lake ecosystem
primaryConservationTarget American white pelican
surroundedBy hypersaline waters of Great Salt Lake

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

Great Salt Lake hasIsland Gunnison Island
John W. Gunnison hasNamesake Gunnison Island
this entity surface form: Gunnison Island, Great Salt Lake