Arctic Slope
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The Arctic Slope is a remote, sparsely populated region of northern Alaska characterized by tundra landscapes, Indigenous Iñupiat communities, and significant Arctic oil and gas reserves.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alaska North Slope | 7 |
| North Slope of Alaska | 4 |
| North Slope region of Alaska | 4 |
| North Slope region | 3 |
| Beaufort Sea coast | 2 |
| Alaska North Slope region | 1 |
| Arctic Slope canonical | 1 |
| Arctic Slope region | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical area
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| biome | tundra ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Beaufort Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chukchi Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
permafrost
ⓘ
remote location ⓘ sparse population ⓘ tundra landscapes ⓘ |
| climateType |
Arctic climate
ⓘ
polar climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicActivity |
natural gas production
ⓘ
oil extraction ⓘ subsistence fishing ⓘ subsistence hunting ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
climate change impacts
ⓘ
oil and gas development impacts ⓘ permafrost thaw ⓘ |
| governedWithin | State of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunityType | Indigenous communities ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
subsistence sealing
ⓘ
subsistence whaling ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | Arctic tundra ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource |
natural gas
ⓘ
oil ⓘ |
| hasSettlementPattern |
scattered communities
ⓘ
small villages ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | major Arctic oil and gas reserves ⓘ |
| indigenousPeople | Iñupiat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Iñupiat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Iñupiaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
northern Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alaskan Arctic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arctic region ⓘ North Slope of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Alaska Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportationMode |
air transport
ⓘ
seasonal ice roads ⓘ |
| wildlife |
Arctic foxes
ⓘ
caribou ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ polar bears ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
North Slope of Alaska
this entity surface form:
Beaufort Sea coast
this entity surface form:
Alaska North Slope
this entity surface form:
Alaska North Slope region
this entity surface form:
Alaska North Slope
this entity surface form:
North Slope region of Alaska
this entity surface form:
North Slope of Alaska
this entity surface form:
North Slope region of Alaska
this entity surface form:
North Slope region
this entity surface form:
North Slope region
this entity surface form:
Alaska North Slope
this entity surface form:
Beaufort Sea coast
subject surface form:
Northern Alaska
this entity surface form:
North Slope of Alaska
subject surface form:
Northern Alaska
this entity surface form:
North Slope region
this entity surface form:
Alaska North Slope
this entity surface form:
North Slope of Alaska
this entity surface form:
Alaska North Slope
this entity surface form:
Alaska North Slope
this entity surface form:
Alaska North Slope
this entity surface form:
Arctic Slope region