Lake Melville

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Lake Melville is a large tidal extension of the Atlantic Ocean in central Labrador, Canada, serving as a significant inland fjord-like basin connected to surrounding rivers and coastal communities.

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Label Occurrences
Lake Melville canonical 7

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf estuary
fjord-like basin
geographic feature of Canada
tidal extension of the Atlantic Ocean
administrativeRegion Nunatsiavut
surface form: Nunatsiavut (self-governing Inuit region)
basinCountry Canada
climateInfluence subarctic maritime climate
connectedTo Hamilton Inlet
Rigolet Narrows
country Canada
drainageBasin Churchill River
surface form: Churchill River basin

Naskaupi River basin
hasCharacteristic fjord-like morphology
important for local fisheries
important for local transportation
large inland basin
strong tidal influence
hasEcologicalRole feeding area for migratory birds
habitat for marine and anadromous fish
hasEconomicUse commercial fishing
shipping route
subsistence fishing
hasIndigenousSignificance Innu communities
Inuit communities
isNavigable yes
locatedIn Labrador
Eastern Canada
surface form: eastern Canada

province of Newfoundland and Labrador
locatedOnCoastOf Labrador Sea
nearbySettlement Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Mud Lake NERFINISHED
North West River
Rigolet
partOf Atlantic Ocean drainage basin
surface form: Atlantic Ocean watershed

Lake Melville estuarine system
surface form: Hamilton Inlet-Lake Melville system

Newfoundland and Labrador coastline
surface form: Labrador coast
receivesInflowFrom Churchill River NERFINISHED
Goose River NERFINISHED
Kenamu River NERFINISHED
Naskaupi River NERFINISHED
region central Labrador
salinity mix of freshwater and seawater
usedBy coastal communities of Labrador
waterType brackish water
tidal water body

Referenced by (7)

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Churchill River mouth Lake Melville
Churchill River flowsInto Lake Melville
Sheshatshiu isOnShoreOf Lake Melville
Grand River emptiesInto Lake Melville