Dempster Highway
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The Dempster Highway is a remote Canadian road that stretches from the Yukon into the Northwest Territories, crossing the Arctic Circle and providing one of North America’s most isolated and scenic driving routes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dempster Highway canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2383968 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Dempster Highway Context triple: [Yukon, hasRoad, Dempster Highway]
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Trans-Labrador Highway
The Trans-Labrador Highway is a remote, mostly paved road network crossing the interior of Labrador in eastern Canada, known for its long isolated stretches, rugged wilderness scenery, and role as a vital transportation link between Labrador communities and Quebec.
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Klondike Highway
Klondike Highway is a major road in northwestern Canada that connects the historic Klondike goldfields around Dawson City with the Alaskan port of Skagway, following part of the route of the Klondike Gold Rush.
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C.
Araniko Highway
Araniko Highway is a major roadway in Nepal that links Kathmandu with the Chinese border, serving as an important trade and transit route between the two countries.
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D.
Dalton Highway
The Dalton Highway is a remote, mostly gravel road in northern Alaska that runs from near Fairbanks to the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay, traversing Arctic wilderness and serving as a vital supply route.
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E.
Yellowhead Highway
The Yellowhead Highway is a major trans-Canada route in Western Canada that runs through British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, connecting coastal and inland communities across the northern Prairies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dempster Highway Target entity description: The Dempster Highway is a remote Canadian road that stretches from the Yukon into the Northwest Territories, crossing the Arctic Circle and providing one of North America’s most isolated and scenic driving routes.
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A.
Trans-Labrador Highway
The Trans-Labrador Highway is a remote, mostly paved road network crossing the interior of Labrador in eastern Canada, known for its long isolated stretches, rugged wilderness scenery, and role as a vital transportation link between Labrador communities and Quebec.
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B.
Klondike Highway
Klondike Highway is a major road in northwestern Canada that connects the historic Klondike goldfields around Dawson City with the Alaskan port of Skagway, following part of the route of the Klondike Gold Rush.
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C.
Araniko Highway
Araniko Highway is a major roadway in Nepal that links Kathmandu with the Chinese border, serving as an important trade and transit route between the two countries.
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D.
Dalton Highway
The Dalton Highway is a remote, mostly gravel road in northern Alaska that runs from near Fairbanks to the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay, traversing Arctic wilderness and serving as a vital supply route.
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E.
Yellowhead Highway
The Yellowhead Highway is a major trans-Canada route in Western Canada that runs through British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, connecting coastal and inland communities across the northern Prairies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway
ⓘ
road ⓘ |
| connects |
Inuvik
ⓘ
Klondike Highway ⓘ Tuktoyaktuk ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crosses |
Arctic Circle
ⓘ
Mackenzie Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Mackenzie River region
Peel River region ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
Arctic climate
ⓘ
subarctic climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ferry crossings in summer
ⓘ
ice crossings in winter ⓘ |
| hazard |
extreme cold
ⓘ
gravel road conditions ⓘ high winds ⓘ limited services ⓘ |
| isAllWeatherRoad | true ⓘ |
| isRemote | true ⓘ |
| isScenic | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
isolation
ⓘ
permafrost engineering ⓘ scenic views ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northwest Territories
ⓘ
Yukon ⓘ |
| maintenanceBy |
Government of the Northwest Territories
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Territories government
Government of Yukon ⓘ
surface form:
Yukon government
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| namedAfter | William John Duncan Dempster ⓘ |
| notableFor |
access to Arctic Ocean via Tuktoyaktuk
ⓘ
crossing the Arctic Circle by road ⓘ one of North America’s most isolated driving routes ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian road network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
mountain ranges
ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ tundra ⓘ |
| region |
Arctic region
ⓘ
surface form:
Arctic
subarctic ⓘ |
| roadSurface |
dirt
ⓘ
gravel ⓘ |
| terminusA | Klondike Highway near Dawson City ⓘ |
| terminusB |
Inuvik
ⓘ
Tuktoyaktuk ⓘ |
| travelRequires |
careful weather planning
ⓘ
extra fuel and supplies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local transportation
ⓘ
supply route to Arctic communities ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
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Subject: Dempster Highway Description of subject: The Dempster Highway is a remote Canadian road that stretches from the Yukon into the Northwest Territories, crossing the Arctic Circle and providing one of North America’s most isolated and scenic driving routes.
Referenced by (3)
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