Canadian Arctic Archipelago maritime area

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The Canadian Arctic Archipelago maritime area is the extensive network of Arctic waters surrounding and separating the islands of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, forming a key part of the Northwest Passage and Canada’s northern marine environment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arctic marine region
maritime area
sea area
administeredBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED
Government of Northwest Territories NERFINISHED
Government of Nunavut NERFINISHED
borders Baffin Bay NERFINISHED
Beaufort Sea NERFINISHED
Foxe Basin NERFINISHED
Hudson Bay NERFINISHED
Lancaster Sound NERFINISHED
Queen Maud Gulf NERFINISHED
Viscount Melville Sound NERFINISHED
contains bays of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
channels of the Northwest Passage
fjords of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
sounds of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
straits of the Northwest Passage NERFINISHED
country Canada
governedBy United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic multi-year sea ice
narrow straits and channels
seasonal sea ice cover
sensitive Arctic marine ecosystem
shallow continental shelf areas
hasClimate polar climate
locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Canadian Arctic Archipelago NERFINISHED
Northern Hemisphere
partOf Canadian Arctic NERFINISHED
Canadian Arctic marine environment NERFINISHED
Canadian exclusive economic zone NERFINISHED
Northwest Passage NERFINISHED
surrounds Baffin Island NERFINISHED
Banks Island NERFINISHED
Devon Island NERFINISHED
Ellesmere Island NERFINISHED
King William Island NERFINISHED
Prince of Wales Island NERFINISHED
Victoria Island NERFINISHED
islands of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
threatenedBy climate change
increased shipping traffic
sea ice loss
usedBy Inuit communities
usedFor Arctic shipping
fishing
scientific research
subsistence hunting

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Amundsen Gulf partOf Canadian Arctic Archipelago maritime area
Prince Regent Inlet belongsTo Canadian Arctic Archipelago maritime area
this entity surface form: Canadian Arctic maritime zones