Dundas Harbour
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Dundas Harbour is an abandoned former settlement and harbor on Devon Island in Nunavut, Canada, known for its remote Arctic location and historic Royal Canadian Mounted Police post.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dundas Harbour canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abandoned settlement
ⓘ
former community ⓘ harbour ⓘ |
| accessibleBy |
boat in ice-free season
ⓘ
small aircraft to nearby landing areas ⓘ |
| category |
Former populated places in the Qikiqtaaluk Region
ⓘ
Ghost towns in Nunavut ⓘ Ports and harbours of Nunavut ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| environment |
permafrost
ⓘ
tundra ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada (federal jurisdiction)
Government of Nunavut ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Nunavut (jurisdiction)
|
| hasFormerUse |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Canadian Mounted Police post
administrative outpost ⓘ trading post ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Canadian Arctic policing history
ⓘ
Canadian sovereignty assertion in the Arctic ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion |
English
ⓘ
Inuktitut ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
cemetery
ⓘ
dock remains ⓘ remains of dwellings ⓘ ruins of RCMP buildings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic region
ⓘ
Arctic Archipelago ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Canadian High Arctic ⓘ
surface form:
High Arctic
Lancaster Sound area NERFINISHED ⓘ Nunavut ⓘ Qikiqtaaluk Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Devon Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Baffin Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lancaster Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Arctic exploration history
ⓘ
abandoned buildings ⓘ historic RCMP post ⓘ remote Arctic location ⓘ |
| partOf |
Inuit Nunangat
ⓘ
surface form:
Inuit traditional lands region
Nunavut territorial jurisdiction ⓘ |
| population | 0 ⓘ |
| status | uninhabited ⓘ |
| usedFor |
asserting Canadian sovereignty in the High Arctic
ⓘ
monitoring foreign activity in the Arctic ⓘ supporting RCMP patrols ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.