Kennedy Channel
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Kennedy Channel is a narrow Arctic waterway between Greenland and Ellesmere Island that forms part of the Nares Strait connecting the Arctic Ocean with Baffin Bay.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kennedy Channel canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine waterway
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hall Land, Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Land, Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baffin Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOnShore |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Isaac Israel Hayes expedition ⓘ |
| exploredBy | Isaac Israel Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasinCountry |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
largely ice-covered for much of the year
ⓘ
subject to sea ice and pack ice ⓘ |
| hasGeographicFeature | steep coastal cliffs in places ⓘ |
| hasNavigationCondition | difficult navigation due to ice ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Cape Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ Petermann Glacier (to the north-west in Greenland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
Arctic oceanographic circulation
ⓘ
exchange of water masses between Arctic Ocean and Baffin Bay ⓘ |
| isInDisputedWaters | Nares Strait region sovereignty discussions ⓘ |
| isInTerritorialWatersOf |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNorthOf | Kane Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Canadian Arctic Archipelago waterways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeaRoute | connection between Arctic Ocean and Baffin Bay ⓘ |
| isSectionOf | waterway between Lincoln Sea and Baffin Bay ⓘ |
| isSouthOf | Hall Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isWithin | Arctic Ocean drainage basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arctic Ocean region ⓘ High Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ Nares Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Elizabeth Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ between Greenland and Ellesmere Island ⓘ between Hall Basin and Kane Basin ⓘ |
| locatedInClimateZone | polar climate zone ⓘ |
| locatedInHemisphere | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | waterways between Greenland and Canada ⓘ |
| separates |
Ellesmere Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | narrow channel ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.