Soo Locks area vicinity
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The Soo Locks area vicinity is a key shipping corridor on the St. Marys River in Michigan, where massive freighters transit between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes through a complex system of navigation locks.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
shipping corridor
ⓘ
transport infrastructure area ⓘ waterway area ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Lake Superior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lower Great Lakes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
significant elevation change between lakes
ⓘ
strong river current ⓘ |
| hasNearby |
Soo Locks Visitor Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
observation platforms for ship watching ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Soo Locks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
approach channels ⓘ harbor facilities ⓘ navigation channels ⓘ |
| isCriticalFor |
Great Lakes shipping
ⓘ
North American industrial supply chains ⓘ U.S. steel industry logistics ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Marys River NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| near |
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Canadian Coast Guard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | navigation locks for vessel passage ⓘ |
| separates |
Lake Superior basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lower Great Lakes basin ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
ice conditions in winter
ⓘ
seasonal navigation closures ⓘ |
| supports |
local maritime services industry
ⓘ
regional tourism ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Great Lakes freighters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bulk carriers ⓘ lakers ⓘ ocean-going vessels ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bulk cargo transport
ⓘ
coal transport ⓘ commercial shipping ⓘ general freight transport ⓘ grain transport ⓘ iron ore transport ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ stone and aggregate transport ⓘ tour boat operations ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.