Norton Sound

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geographic feature inlet sound

Norton Sound is a large, shallow inlet of the Bering Sea along the western coast of Alaska, known for its rich marine life and importance to nearby Indigenous communities.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographic feature → inlet → sound →
adjacentTo	Elim, Alaska → Golovin, Alaska → Koyuk, Alaska → Nome, Alaska → Shaktoolik, Alaska → St. Michael, Alaska → Stebbins, Alaska → Unalakleet, Alaska → White Mountain, Alaska →
borders	Seward Peninsula → Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta →
discoveredByEuropeans	James Cook →
drainedBy	Koyuk River NERFINISHED → Shaktoolik River NERFINISHED → Unalakleet River NERFINISHED → Yukon River →
freezesSeasonally	yes →
hasApproximateLength	about 200 miles →
hasApproximateWidth	about 125 miles →
hasCharacteristic	ice-covered in winter → rich in marine life → shallow →
hasClimate	subarctic maritime →
hasEconomicImportance	crab fishery → fishing industry →
hasPort	Nome →
importantFor	Indigenous coastal communities →
isTraditionalTerritoryOf	Inupiat people → Yupik people →
locatedIn	Alaska → Bering Sea → United States →
locatedOnCoastOf	western Alaska →
namedAfter	Sir Fletcher Norton →
partOf	Arctic region → North Pacific Ocean basin →
supportsActivity	commercial crabbing → subsistence fishing → subsistence hunting →
supportsSpecies	Pacific salmon → crab → herring → seals → walrus → whales →
usedFor	marine transportation →
yearOfEuropeanNaming	1778 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bering Sea →	contains