Fury and Hecla Strait
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Fury and Hecla Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in Nunavut, Canada, separating Baffin Island from the Melville Peninsula and known for its challenging ice conditions and historical exploration significance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fury and Hecla Strait canonical | 4 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic feature
ⓘ
strait ⓘ waterway ⓘ |
| adjacentLandform |
Baffin Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melville Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater |
Foxe Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Boothia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| connects |
Foxe Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Boothia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Nunavut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Edward Parry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Arctic marine environment ⓘ |
| environmentalCondition |
extreme cold temperatures
ⓘ
sea ice congestion ⓘ |
| exploredIn | 1820s ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | English toponym ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Parry’s attempt to find Northwest Passage ⓘ |
| historicalUse | Arctic exploration route ⓘ |
| iceCoverage | often clogged with ice year-round ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging ice conditions
ⓘ
historical exploration significance ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic region
ⓘ
Canadian Arctic Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Nunavut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Arctic Circle vicinity ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
HMS Fury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMS Hecla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigation | difficult for ships ⓘ |
| navigationalHazard |
pack ice
ⓘ
sea ice ⓘ short open-water season ⓘ |
| ocean | Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian Arctic Archipelago waterways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northwest Passage route system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Qikiqtaaluk Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| salinity | saltwater ⓘ |
| separates |
Baffin Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melville Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | limited seasonal shipping ⓘ |
| width | narrow ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.