Fury and Hecla Strait

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Strait
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Melville_Peninsula
gptkb:Baffin_Island
gptkbp:climate polar climate
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Foxe_Basin
gptkb:Hudson_Bay
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Indigenous peoples
Inuit_culture
gptkbp:environmentalConcerns climate change
pollution
shipping impact
gptkbp:established gptkb:William_Edward_Parry
gptkbp:explores 19th century
Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:geographicalFeature waterway
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures sedimentary rocks
igneous rocks
metamorphic rocks
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Fury_and_Hecla_Expedition
gptkbp:historicalFigures exploration maps
Arctic_navigation_maps
Parry's_maps
gptkbp:historicalPeriod fishing
whaling
gptkbp:historicalSignificance exploration_of_the_Arctic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fury and Hecla Strait
gptkbp:length approximately 100 km
gptkbp:location gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Fury_and_Hecla_Expedition
gptkbp:navigable Yes
gptkbp:navigationEquipment weather conditions
ice conditions
gptkbp:notableFor shipping routes
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
gptkb:Canadian_Arctic_Archipelago
gptkbp:researchInterest marine biology
climate studies
geological studies
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Melville_Peninsula
gptkb:Baffin_Island
gptkb:Prince_of_Wales_Island
gptkb:Somerset_Island
Nunavut
gptkbp:tourism adventure tourism
wildlife viewing
cultural tourism
gptkbp:transportation shipping lanes
tourism routes
fishing routes
gptkbp:width varies up to 30 km
gptkbp:wildlife polar bears
migratory birds
seals