Barrow Strait
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Barrow Strait is a navigable Arctic waterway in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago that forms part of the Northwest Passage between major islands such as Devon and Cornwallis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barrow Strait canonical | 6 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic waterway
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Qikiqtaaluk Region ONNED1 ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Lancaster Sound
ⓘ
Peel Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Viscount Melville Sound ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalSignificance | marine wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
pack ice
ⓘ
strong currents ⓘ |
| hasNavigationCondition | ice-choked in winter ⓘ |
| hasSeaIce | seasonal ⓘ |
| historicalUse | route for Arctic exploration ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Archipelago
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Nunavut ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Somerset Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf |
Cornwallis Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devon Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Barrow ⓘ |
| navigable | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Northwest Passage ⓘ |
| region | High Arctic ⓘ |
| separates |
Cornwallis Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devon Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Somerset Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Arctic shipping route
ⓘ
Northwest Passage ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Passage navigation
|
| waterwayType | marine channel ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.