Lancaster Sound

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


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 (4)

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

Baffin Bay connectedTo Lancaster Sound
Nunavut hasBodyOfWater Lancaster Sound
Devon Island hasNearbyWaterBody Lancaster Sound