Nansen Sound

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Nansen Sound is a narrow Arctic waterway in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, known for its harsh ice conditions and its role in polar exploration routes.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf sound
strait
waterway
belongsTo Canadian internal waters
climate polar
country Canada
environment polar desert
hasCharacteristic Arctic region
surface form: "Arctic"

harsh ice conditions
narrow
polar climate
seasonal sea ice
hasEcology Arctic marine ecosystem
hasFeature ice-choked waters
pack ice
sea ice
hasHistoricalUse Arctic exploration
scientific expeditions
hasLanguageName English
hasNavigationCondition difficult
icebound for most of the year
hasWildlife Arctic seabirds
polar bears
seals
isInhabited false
isPartOf Northwest Passage
surface form: "Canadian High Arctic waterways"
isRemote true
locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Canada
Arctic Archipelago
surface form: "Canadian Arctic Archipelago"

Nunavut
locatedNear Arctic Ocean pack ice edge
Lincoln Sea
locatedNorthOf mainland Canada
locatedWestOf Nares Strait
namedAfter Fridtjof Nansen
namedForOccupation Norwegian polar explorer
ocean Arctic Ocean
partOf Qikiqtaaluk Region
region Nunavut
Qikiqtaaluk Region
separates Axel Heiberg Island
Ellesmere Island
usedFor Arctic navigation
polar exploration routes
waterBodyType marine channel

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Fridtjof Nansen namedAfter Nansen Sound

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