Gastineau Channel
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Gastineau Channel is a narrow tidal waterway in southeastern Alaska that separates Douglas Island from the mainland and provides the waterfront setting for the city of Juneau.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
channel
ⓘ
geographic feature ⓘ tidal waterway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Juneau
ⓘ
surface form:
City and Borough of Juneau
|
| bodyOfWaterType | tidal channel ⓘ |
| climate | maritime ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Stephens Passage
ⓘ
Lynn Canal ⓘ
surface form:
Taku Inlet
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formsWaterfrontOf | Juneau ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Juneau
ⓘ
surface form:
City and Borough of Juneau
|
| hasEconomicRole |
supports cruise ship traffic
ⓘ
supports tourism in Juneau ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
intertidal mudflats
ⓘ
narrow passage ⓘ steep surrounding mountains ⓘ |
| hasNavigationCondition | affected by tides and currents ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Juneau harbor
ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Juneau
|
| hasRisk | shallow areas at low tide ⓘ |
| hasShorelineSettlement |
Douglas
ⓘ
Juneau ⓘ Thane ⓘ West Juneau ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Juneau Icefield
ⓘ
Mount Juneau ⓘ Mount Roberts ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
bald eagles
ⓘ
harbor seals ⓘ salmon ⓘ whales ⓘ |
| influencedBy | tides ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Southeastern Alaska ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast Alaska
|
| locatedOn | Pacific coast of North America ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Gastineau ⓘ |
| near |
Coast Mountains
ⓘ
Tongass National Forest ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alaskan coastal waterways
ⓘ
Inside Passage ⓘ |
| region |
Panhandle of Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
Alaska Panhandle
|
| separates |
Alaska mainland
ⓘ
Douglas Island ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
marine transportation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterSalinity | saltwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.