Melville Bay
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Melville Bay is a large, remote Arctic bay off the northwest coast of Greenland, known for its heavy sea ice and challenging navigation conditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Melville Bay canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic water body
ⓘ
bay ⓘ geographic feature ⓘ |
| climate | Arctic climate ⓘ |
| country | Greenland ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
difficult marine access
ⓘ
harsh weather conditions ⓘ long periods of sea ice cover ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | polar marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasNavigationStatus |
hazardous for shipping
ⓘ
seasonally navigable ⓘ |
| hemisphere | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Greenlandic coastal waters ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging navigation conditions
ⓘ
heavy sea ice ⓘ remoteness ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Greenland ⓘ northwest coast of Greenland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northwest coast of Greenland ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Greenland ⓘ |
| navigationalHazard |
icebergs
ⓘ
sea ice ⓘ |
| oceanType | marginal sea area of the Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arctic region
ⓘ
Baffin Bay ⓘ |
| region |
Arctic region
ⓘ
surface form:
Arctic
|
| regionType | remote coastal bay ⓘ |
| seaIceConditions | multi-year sea ice ⓘ |
| waterType | salt water ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.