Thule area
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The Thule area is a remote region in northwest Greenland known for its indigenous Inughuit communities, Arctic landscapes, and historical role as a polar exploration and military outpost zone.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thule area canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region
ⓘ
settlement area ⓘ |
| access | primarily by air ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pituffik Space Base
ⓘ
Thule Air Base ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| country | Greenland ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Inughuit traditional territory ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
subsistence hunting ⓘ |
| environment |
Arctic region
ⓘ
surface form:
High Arctic
|
| exploredBy |
Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen
ⓘ
surface form:
Knud Rasmussen
Peter Freuchen ⓘ Robert E. Peary ⓘ
surface form:
Robert Peary
polar expeditions of the early 20th century ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Denmark
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Denmark
|
| hasFeature |
coastal cliffs
ⓘ
fjords ⓘ glaciers ⓘ sea ice ⓘ tundra ⓘ |
| historicalName |
Dove Bay region
ⓘ
surface form:
North Star Bay region
Thule District ⓘ |
| historicalSettlement | Uummannaq (Dundas) ⓘ |
| indigenousLanguage |
Inuktun
ⓘ
Kalaallisut ⓘ |
| indigenousPeople |
Inuit
ⓘ
surface form:
Inughuit
|
| knownFor |
Arctic landscapes
ⓘ
Inughuit communities ⓘ military outpost role ⓘ polar exploration history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic region
ⓘ
surface form:
Arctic
Avanersuaq region ⓘ
surface form:
northwest Greenland
|
| nearestLargeSettlement | Qaanaaq ⓘ |
| notableIssue | relocation of Inughuit for Thule Air Base construction ⓘ |
| ocean |
Baffin Bay
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| partOf | Avannaata municipality ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
Arctic early-warning radar site
ⓘ
Cold War military outpost ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC-4 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Danish Air Force
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| wildlife |
Arctic foxes
ⓘ
migratory seabirds ⓘ polar bears ⓘ seals ⓘ walruses ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.