M'Clure Strait
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M'Clure Strait is a remote Arctic waterway in the Canadian Northwest Passage, known for its historically heavy sea ice and significance to polar exploration and shipping routes.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| McClure Strait | 1 |
| McClure Strait named after Robert McClure | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic waterway
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| alternateSpelling | McClure Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
climate change research
ⓘ
sea ice monitoring ⓘ |
| climateZone | polar climate ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Beaufort Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viscount Melville Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Robert McClure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryContext | search for the lost Franklin expedition ⓘ |
| discoveryExpedition | HMS Investigator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | remote and sparsely inhabited region ⓘ |
| hasFeature | narrow channels and shallow areas in places ⓘ |
| hasRisk | hazardous navigation conditions due to ice ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th-century Arctic exploration ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Canadian territorial waters ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the most ice-choked parts of the Northwest Passage
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heavy sea ice ⓘ importance to Arctic shipping routes ⓘ role in polar exploration ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nunavut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert McClure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigability |
often blocked by multi-year sea ice
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seasonally navigable in late summer in some recent years ⓘ |
| ocean | Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian internal waters (claimed)
ⓘ
Northwest Passage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | western section of the Northwest Passage ⓘ |
| separates |
Banks Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melville Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Patrick Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | potential commercial shipping route as Arctic sea ice declines ⓘ |
| waterwayType | natural waterway ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
McClure Strait named after Robert McClure
this entity surface form:
McClure Strait