Lancaster Sound

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marine waterway sea channel sound

Lancaster Sound is a major Arctic waterway in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, serving as an important channel between Baffin Bay and the Northwest Passage.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Lancaster Sound canonical 9
Canadian Arctic Archipelago maritime area 1
Lancaster Sound area 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf marine waterway ⓘ
sea channel ⓘ
sound ⓘ
basinCountry Canada ⓘ
climate polar climate ⓘ
connectsTo Baffin Bay ⓘ
Barrow Strait ⓘ
Prince Regent Inlet ⓘ
conservationStatus proposed marine protected area ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
easternBoundary Baffin Bay ⓘ
environmentalConcern climate change effects on sea ice ⓘ
oil and gas exploration ⓘ
shipping impacts ⓘ
fauna bearded seal ⓘ
beluga whale ⓘ
bowhead whale ⓘ
narwhal ⓘ
polar bear ⓘ
ringed seal ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ
walrus ⓘ
feature polynyas ⓘ
seasonal sea ice cover ⓘ
governedBy Nunavut territorial jurisdiction ⓘ
importance important Arctic shipping corridor ⓘ
major route of the Northwest Passage ⓘ
knownFor important marine mammal habitat ⓘ
key migratory bird area ⓘ
rich marine biodiversity ⓘ
languageNameInuktitut Tallurutiup Imanga ⓘ
locatedIn Arctic Ocean ⓘ
Arctic Archipelago ⓘ
surface form: Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Nunavut ⓘ
locatedOn north side of Baffin Island coast ⓘ
south side of Devon Island coast ⓘ
namedAfter James Lancaster ⓘ
navigation Arctic navigation route ⓘ
nearbySettlement Arctic Bay ⓘ
Pond Inlet ⓘ
northOf Baffin Island ⓘ
ocean Arctic Ocean ⓘ
partOf Northwest Passage ⓘ
region Qikiqtaaluk Region ⓘ
southOf Devon Island ⓘ
traditionalTerritoryOf Inuit ⓘ
waterBodyType arm of the sea ⓘ
westernContinuation Barrow Strait ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Baffin Bay → connectedTo → Lancaster Sound ⓘ
Nunavut → hasBodyOfWater → Lancaster Sound ⓘ
Amundsen Gjøa expedition → navigatedWaterway → Lancaster Sound ⓘ
Devon Island → hasNearbyWaterBody → Lancaster Sound ⓘ
Nares Strait → isPartOf → Lancaster Sound ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian Arctic Archipelago maritime area
Gjøa → sailedThrough → Lancaster Sound ⓘ
Arctic Cordillera → borderedBy → Lancaster Sound ⓘ
Beechey Island → locatedIn → Lancaster Sound ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lancaster Sound area
John Ross (explorer) → ledExpeditionTo → Lancaster Sound ⓘ
Wellington Channel → isNear → Lancaster Sound ⓘ
Barrow Strait → connectsTo → Lancaster Sound ⓘ