Kent Peninsula

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Kent Peninsula is a large, remote Arctic landform in northern Canada extending into the Coronation Gulf and forming part of the mainland coast of Nunavut.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landform
peninsula
administrativeTerritory Kitikmeot Region NERFINISHED
borders Coronation Gulf NERFINISHED
country Canada
countrySubdivision Nunavut NERFINISHED
extendsInto Coronation Gulf NERFINISHED
geologicalProvince Canadian Shield (broad regional context) NERFINISHED
governedBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED
Government of Nunavut NERFINISHED
hasClimate polar climate
hasCoastlineOn Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED
Coronation Gulf NERFINISHED
hasEcosystem Arctic tundra ecosystem
hasGeographicFeature low relief terrain
tundra
hasNearbyCommunity Cambridge Bay (regional context) NERFINISHED
hasNearbyWaterBody Dease Strait NERFINISHED
Queen Maud Gulf NERFINISHED
hasPermafrost continuous permafrost
hasSeasonalSeaIce true
hasVegetation lichens
low shrubs
mosses
hasWildlife Arctic fox
caribou
migratory birds
isAccessiblePrimarilyBy air (charter aircraft)
boat
isImportantFor Arctic marine navigation (regional coastal feature)
isInTimeZone Mountain Time (seasonally observed in region) NERFINISHED
isPartOf Canadian Arctic Archipelago region (broad geographic sense) NERFINISHED
isRemote true
isSparselyPopulated true
locatedIn Arctic region
Northern Canada NERFINISHED
Nunavut NERFINISHED
locatedInBodyOfWaterRegion Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED
locatedNorthOf mainland Canada interior
locatedOnContinent North America
locatedSouthOf Victoria Island (Canada) NERFINISHED
namedAfter Duke of Kent NERFINISHED
partOf mainland coast of Nunavut
separates Coronation Gulf from mainland interior NERFINISHED
usedFor Arctic exploration routes

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Kitikmeot Region hasGeographicFeature Kent Peninsula