Prince of Wales Island

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:administrativeDivision Nunavut
gptkbp:area approximately 33,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:biodiversity low diversity
gptkbp:climate cold and dry
polar climate
community resilience programs
gptkbp:conservationEfforts protected areas
gptkbp:culturalEvents Inuit_festivals
gptkbp:culturalHeritage traditional hunting methods
Inuit_traditions
gptkbp:economicActivity subsistence economy
gptkbp:elevation maximum 1,000 meters
gptkbp:environmentalImpact pollution
melting ice
gptkbp:established European_explorers
gptkbp:explores 19th century expeditions
gptkbp:fishSpecies commercial fishing
gptkbp:flora mosses and lichens
gptkbp:geographicalFeature tundra
69°N 115°W
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures icebergs
sedimentary rock
gptkbp:historicalEvent World_War_II_activities
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Franklin_Expedition
gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company_expeditions
gptkbp:historicalResearch arctic_ecosystems
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Indigenous cultures
exploration routes.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Prince of Wales Island
gptkbp:land_use sustainable practices
gptkbp:landforms coastal cliffs
glaciers
gptkbp:landOwnership Crown_land
gptkbp:landUse hunting and fishing
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:majorCity Kugluktuk
gptkbp:marineSafety seals and fish species
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Prince_of_Wales
gptkbp:naturalResources minerals
gptkbp:officialLanguage Inuktitut
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Canadian_Arctic_Archipelago
gptkbp:population less than 200
gptkbp:researchInterest climate studies
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:King_William_Island
Kugluktuk_and_other_small_settlements
gptkbp:timeZone UTC-7
gptkbp:tourism limited due to remoteness
gptkbp:transportation limited access by air and sea
gptkbp:waterManagement Beaufort Sea
gptkbp:wildlife polar bears