Peace–Athabasca Delta

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inland freshwater delta river delta wetland

The Peace–Athabasca Delta is one of the world’s largest inland freshwater deltas, formed by the convergence of the Peace, Athabasca, and Birch rivers in northern Alberta, Canada, and renowned for its rich wetlands and wildlife habitat.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Peace–Athabasca Delta canonical 2
Peace–Athabasca Delta (via Lake Athabasca system) 1
Peace–Athabasca Delta system 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf inland freshwater delta ⓘ
river delta ⓘ
wetland ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
formedByConfluenceOf Athabasca River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Birch River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peace River NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasApproximateLocationCoordinates 58°N 112°W ⓘ
hasConservationStatus Ramsar site NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Cree NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dene NERFINISHED ⓘ
Indigenous peoples ⓘ
hasEcosystemType marsh ⓘ
riparian habitat ⓘ
shallow lakes ⓘ
wetland ecosystem ⓘ
hasHydrologicalCharacteristic ice-jam flooding ⓘ
seasonal flooding ⓘ
knownFor biodiversity ⓘ
migratory bird habitat ⓘ
rich wetlands ⓘ
wildlife habitat ⓘ
locatedIn Alberta ⓘ
Western Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
northern Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Lake Athabasca NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wood Buffalo National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Mackenzie River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wood Buffalo National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wood Buffalo National Park World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the world’s largest inland freshwater deltas ⓘ
supportsSpecies beaver ⓘ
bison ⓘ
fish ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
moose ⓘ
muskrat ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
hydroelectric development on Peace River ⓘ
industrial development in its watershed ⓘ
upstream water regulation ⓘ
usedFor fishing ⓘ
subsistence hunting ⓘ
traditional land use ⓘ
trapping ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wood Buffalo National Park → contains → Peace–Athabasca Delta ⓘ
Athabasca River → flowsInto → Peace–Athabasca Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peace–Athabasca Delta (via Lake Athabasca system)
Lake Athabasca → outflow → Peace–Athabasca Delta ⓘ
Lake Athabasca → partOf → Peace–Athabasca Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peace–Athabasca Delta system