Avanersuaq region

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geographical region region of Greenland

The Avanersuaq region is a remote area in northwest Greenland, home to the Inughuit people and known for its High Arctic environment and traditional Inuit culture.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Avanersuaq region canonical 1
Qaanaaq region 1
Thule (Qaanaaq) region 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
region of Greenland ⓘ
access primarily by air ⓘ
associatedWith Inuit ⓘ
surface form: Greenlandic Inuit culture

subsistence hunting rights ⓘ
borderedBy Baffin Bay ⓘ
Nares Strait ⓘ
climate polar climate ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Greenland ⓘ
culturalRegionFor Inuit ⓘ
surface form: Inughuit
ecosystem Arctic tundra ⓘ
formerNameOfMainTown Thule Inuit ⓘ
surface form: Thule
governedAs part of Avannaata municipality ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Inuit ⓘ
surface form: Inughuit
hasFeature coastal cliffs ⓘ
fjords ⓘ
glaciers ⓘ
sea ice ⓘ
hasLanguage Inuktun ⓘ
Kalaallisut ⓘ
hasSeasonalPhenomenon midnight sun ⓘ
polar night ⓘ
inhabitedBy Inuit ⓘ
surface form: Inughuit people

Inuit ⓘ
knownFor High Arctic environment ⓘ
remote location ⓘ
traditional Inuit culture ⓘ
locatedIn Arctic region ⓘ
surface form: Arctic

Arctic region ⓘ
surface form: High Arctic

northwest Greenland ⓘ
majorSettlement Qaanaaq ⓘ
partOf Denmark ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark

Thule area ⓘ
populationDensity very low ⓘ
timeZone UTC-03 ⓘ
traditionalEconomy fishing ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
traditionalPractices dog sledding ⓘ
sea ice travel ⓘ
wildlife Arctic fox ⓘ
migratory seabirds ⓘ
narwhal ⓘ
polar bear ⓘ
seals ⓘ
walrus ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Inuktun → spokenIn → Avanersuaq region ⓘ
Thule Inuit → namedAfter → Avanersuaq region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thule (Qaanaaq) region
Thule area → locatedIn → Avanersuaq region ⓘ
this entity surface form: northwest Greenland
Avannaata (partly) → contains → Avanersuaq region ⓘ
subject surface form: Avannaata
this entity surface form: Qaanaaq region