Wellington Channel
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Wellington Channel is an Arctic waterway in the Canadian High Arctic, known for its role in early polar exploration and its location between Devon Island and nearby islands in Nunavut.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wellington Channel canonical | 2 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic waterway
ⓘ
channel ⓘ strait ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Canadian internal waters ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | Arctic marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
narrow passages between Arctic islands
ⓘ
seasonal sea ice cover ⓘ |
| hasNavigationConditions | ice-choked for much of the year ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLanguageInSurroundingRegion |
English
ⓘ
Inuktitut ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
Arctic seabirds
ⓘ
polar bears ⓘ seals ⓘ |
| isImportantFor | historical geography of Arctic exploration ⓘ |
| isInhabited | false ⓘ |
| isNamedLanguage | English ⓘ |
| isNear |
Jones Sound
ⓘ
Lancaster Sound ⓘ |
| isNorthOf | Barrow Strait ⓘ |
| isPartOf | routes historically used in Northwest Passage exploration ⓘ |
| isSouthOf | Queen Channel ⓘ |
| isWestOf | Baffin Bay ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with the search for the Northwest Passage
ⓘ
role in early polar exploration ⓘ sea ice and challenging navigation conditions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Arctic Archipelago ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Canadian High Arctic ⓘ
surface form:
High Arctic
Nunavut ⓘ |
| locatedInLatitudeBand | high northern latitudes ⓘ |
| partOf | Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| region | Qikiqtaaluk Region ⓘ |
| separates |
Cornwallis Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devon Island NERFINISHED ⓘ smaller nearby islands in Nunavut ⓘ |
| territory | Nunavut ⓘ |
| waterwayType | natural waterway ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.