Prince of Wales Strait
E580899
Prince of Wales Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in the Canadian Northwest Territories that forms part of the Northwest Passage between the Beaufort Sea and the Arctic Archipelago.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prince of Wales Strait canonical | 5 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic waterway
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| climate | polar ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beaufort Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| environment | remote and sparsely inhabited region ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | Arctic marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalStatus | internal waters of Canada ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | potential component of Northwest Passage shipping corridor ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | Banks Island and Victoria Island ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northwest Territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHemisphere | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedInLatitudeZone | High Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Western Canadian Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | mainland Northwest Territories ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf |
Banks Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victoria Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigability | seasonally navigable ⓘ |
| oceanBasin | Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arctic shipping routes
ⓘ
Canadian internal waters claim ⓘ Northwest Passage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Banks Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victoria Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceCondition | sea ice covered most of the year ⓘ |
| usedAs | shipping route ⓘ |
| waterwayType | narrow strait ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.