Peel Sound

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Peel Sound is an Arctic waterway in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, known as a historically challenging part of the Northwest Passage.

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Label Occurrences
Peel Sound canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf sound
strait
waterway
adjacentTo Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)
surface form: Prince of Wales Island

Somerset Island
climate polar climate
country Canada
environment remote Arctic environment
hasEcosystem Arctic marine ecosystem
hasFeature pack ice
sea ice
hasLanguageName English
hasNavigationHazard drifting ice
narrow channels
hasStatus seasonally ice-covered
hasWildlife Arctic seabirds
polar bears
seals
historicallyChallengingFor 19th-century Arctic expeditions
modern shipping
knownFor difficult navigation conditions
heavy ice conditions
historical significance in Arctic exploration
locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Canada
Arctic Archipelago
surface form: Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Nunavut
locatedNorthOf Franklin Strait
locatedSouthOf Barrow Strait
namedAfter Robert Peel
surface form: Sir Robert Peel
northConnection Barrow Strait
partOf Arctic maritime routes
Canadian Arctic waterways
Northwest Passage
region Qikiqtaaluk Region
separates Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)
surface form: Prince of Wales Island

Somerset Island
southConnection Franklin Strait
sovereignState Canada
usedFor Arctic shipping route
Northwest Passage transits
waterBodyType marine channel

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