Imuruk Basin

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Imuruk Basin is a large inland water body and drainage basin on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula, known for its shallow lagoon-like waters and role in the region’s river and lake system.

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Imuruk Basin canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
inland water body
lagoon
basinCountry United States
climate subarctic climate
connectedTo nearby lakes
nearby rivers
continent North America
country United States
drainage collects runoff from interior Seward Peninsula
ecosystemType Arctic lagoon and wetland system
elevation low-lying
environment tundra surroundings
geologicSetting Bering Land Bridge area
linked to: Bering Land Bridge
hasFunction drainage basin for multiple Seward Peninsula watersheds
knownFor importance to regional hydrology
lagoon-like morphology
shallow depth
locatedIn Alaska
Northwest Alaska
linked to: northwestern Alaska

Seward Peninsula
locatedNear Bering Sea coast
locatedOn Seward Peninsula
partOf Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
Bering Land Bridge region
linked to: Bering Land Bridge
region Arctic-subarctic
role central component of Seward Peninsula river and lake system
usedFor subsistence activities by local communities
waterType brackish water
shallow lagoon-like waters

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

Seward Peninsula contains Imuruk Basin
Teller, Alaska nearbyBodyOfWater Imuruk Basin
Kigluaik Mountains drainageTo Imuruk Basin