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 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
inland water body
lagoon
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
climate subarctic climate
connectedTo nearby lakes
nearby rivers
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: 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 NERFINISHED
hasFunction drainage basin for multiple Seward Peninsula watersheds
knownFor importance to regional hydrology
lagoon-like morphology
shallow depth
locatedIn Alaska
Northwest Alaska NERFINISHED
Seward Peninsula NERFINISHED
locatedNear Bering Sea coast NERFINISHED
locatedOn Seward Peninsula NERFINISHED
partOf Bering Land Bridge National Preserve NERFINISHED
Bering Land Bridge region NERFINISHED
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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Seward Peninsula contains Imuruk Basin
Teller, Alaska nearbyBodyOfWater Imuruk Basin