Gravina Island
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Gravina Island is a forested island in southeastern Alaska’s Inside Passage, known for its proximity to Ketchikan and its role in the debated “Bridge to Nowhere” project.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gravina Island canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| belongsTo | United States Pacific coastal islands ⓘ |
| bridgeProposalFunding | federal earmark ⓘ |
| bridgeProposalPurpose | connect Ketchikan to Ketchikan International Airport ⓘ |
| bridgeProposalStatus | canceled ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| explorationYear | 1793 ⓘ |
| exploredBy | George Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Ketchikan International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | maritime climate ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineType | rugged shoreline ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | Tongass National Forest region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHumanUse |
limited residential development
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasLandCover | forest ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Ketchikan, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility | Ketchikan International Airport terminal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFerryTerminal | Gravina Island ferry terminal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWaterway |
Clarence Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tongass Narrows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrecipitationPattern | high annual rainfall ⓘ |
| hasRegion | Alaska Panhandle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVegetation | temperate rainforest ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
bald eagles
ⓘ
black bears ⓘ salmon ⓘ |
| isPartOfDebate |
U.S. federal earmark spending debate
ⓘ
U.S. transportation infrastructure priorities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
proposed Gravina Island Bridge
ⓘ
“Bridge to Nowhere” controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Inside Passage NERFINISHED ⓘ Ketchikan Gateway Borough NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Clarence Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Ketchikan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Felice Gravina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | George Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Alexander Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSubdivision |
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAccessMode |
airplane
ⓘ
boat ⓘ |
| separatedBy | Tongass Narrows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Revillagigedo Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Alaska Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportConnection | ferry to Ketchikan ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.