Dempster Highway
E264907
The Dempster Highway is a remote Canadian road that stretches from the Yukon into the Northwest Territories, crossing the Arctic Circle and providing one of North America’s most isolated and scenic driving routes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dempster Highway canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway
ⓘ
road ⓘ |
| connects |
Inuvik
ⓘ
Klondike Highway ⓘ Tuktoyaktuk ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crosses |
Arctic Circle
ⓘ
Mackenzie Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Mackenzie River region
Peel River region ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
Arctic climate
ⓘ
subarctic climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ferry crossings in summer
ⓘ
ice crossings in winter ⓘ |
| hazard |
extreme cold
ⓘ
gravel road conditions ⓘ high winds ⓘ limited services ⓘ |
| isAllWeatherRoad | true ⓘ |
| isRemote | true ⓘ |
| isScenic | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
isolation
ⓘ
permafrost engineering ⓘ scenic views ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northwest Territories
ⓘ
Yukon ⓘ |
| maintenanceBy |
Government of the Northwest Territories
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Territories government
Government of Yukon ⓘ
surface form:
Yukon government
|
| namedAfter | William John Duncan Dempster ⓘ |
| notableFor |
access to Arctic Ocean via Tuktoyaktuk
ⓘ
crossing the Arctic Circle by road ⓘ one of North America’s most isolated driving routes ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian road network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
mountain ranges
ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ tundra ⓘ |
| region |
Arctic region
ⓘ
surface form:
Arctic
subarctic ⓘ |
| roadSurface |
dirt
ⓘ
gravel ⓘ |
| terminusA | Klondike Highway near Dawson City ⓘ |
| terminusB |
Inuvik
ⓘ
Tuktoyaktuk ⓘ |
| travelRequires |
careful weather planning
ⓘ
extra fuel and supplies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local transportation
ⓘ
supply route to Arctic communities ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.