Northwest Territories mainland coast
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The Northwest Territories mainland coast is the Arctic shoreline of Canada’s Northwest Territories that borders the Amundsen Gulf and forms part of the southern edge of the Beaufort Sea region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northwest Territories mainland coast canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastline
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Amundsen Gulf coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beaufort Sea coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersWaterBody |
Amundsen Gulf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beaufort Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | southern edge of the Beaufort Sea region ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Government of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of the Northwest Territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Arctic shoreline
ⓘ
largely remote ⓘ sparsely populated ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
coastal marine ecosystem
ⓘ
tundra ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | Arctic coastal environment ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
barrier islands and spits in some areas
ⓘ
low-lying tundra shores ⓘ permafrost ground ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousPeoples |
Gwichʼin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inuvialuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion | Indigenous languages region ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
permafrost thaw ⓘ sea ice formation ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalCondition |
sea ice cover for much of the year
ⓘ
short ice-free season in summer ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
Arctic marine wildlife habitat
ⓘ
Indigenous subsistence activities ⓘ |
| isWithin | Canadian Arctic Archipelago region (mainland margin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northwest Territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Arctic Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Canadian Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | mainland of Northwest Territories ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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