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.
All labels observed (1)
| 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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.