Portage Canal
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Portage Canal is a man-made waterway in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula that provides a navigable connection between Portage Lake and Lake Superior, historically important for regional shipping and mining.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portage Canal canonical | 3 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
man-made waterway ⓘ |
| connectsWaterBody |
Lake Superior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portage Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Keweenaw Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
facilitating ore transport
ⓘ
supporting regional trade ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
access to mining areas
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ shipping route ⓘ |
| hasImportance | key transportation corridor in Keweenaw Peninsula ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
copper mining industry support
ⓘ
regional shipping ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Keweenaw Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Keweenaw Waterway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Hancock, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Houghton, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Lakes waterway system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keweenaw Waterway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Upper Peninsula of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Michigan
|
| usedFor |
commercial transport
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterBody |
Lake Superior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portage Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterwayType | ship canal ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.