Hamilton Inlet

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Hamilton Inlet is a large fjord-like estuary on the coast of Labrador in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, serving as an important waterway connecting interior rivers to the Atlantic Ocean.

All labels observed (1)

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Hamilton Inlet canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf estuary
fjord-like inlet
borderedBy Labrador mainland
linked to: Labrador Peninsula
climateRegion subarctic
coastType fjord-like coast
connectedTo interior rivers of Labrador
connectsTo Atlantic Ocean
country Canada
drainageBasin Churchill River basin
ecosystemType coastal estuarine ecosystem
geologicalOrigin glacially carved valley
hasNavigationRouteTo Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Rigolet
hasOutflow Groswater Bay
hasPart Groswater Bay
Lake Melville NERFINISHED
Rigolet Narrows
hasStrait Rigolet Narrows
historicalUse Hudson's Bay Company trading area
fur trade route
isImportantFor local subsistence activities
regional shipping
locatedIn Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
eastern Canada
linked to: Eastern Canada
locatedInCountrySubdivision province of Newfoundland and Labrador
locatedInTimeZone Atlantic Time Zone
locatedOnCoastOf Labrador Sea
mouthLocation Labrador Sea
nearbySettlement Happy Valley-Goose Bay
North West River
Rigolet
partOf Atlantic Ocean drainage basin
receivesInflowFrom Churchill River (Labrador)
Goose River (Labrador)
linked to: Goose River

Kenamu River
Naskaupi River NERFINISHED
region eastern Labrador
salinity mix of freshwater and seawater
usedBy Innu communities
Inuit communities
usedFor fishing
marine transportation
seal hunting
waterbodyType brackish water

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Referenced by (3)

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

Grand River flowsInto Hamilton Inlet
Rigolet locatedOn Hamilton Inlet
Lake Melville connectedTo Hamilton Inlet