Queen Elizabeth Islands

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf archipelago
gptkbp:accessibility remote location
air travel only
limited transportation
gptkbp:area approximately 418,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:climate polar climate
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Devon_Island
gptkb:Baffin_Island
gptkb:Baffin_Bay
gptkb:Cornwallis_Island
gptkb:Somerset_Island
Ellesmere Island
Bylot Island
King Christian Island
Moffet_Island
Perry_Island
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Indigenous peoples
historical sites
Inuit_culture
gptkbp:economicActivity fishing
tourism
hunting
research expeditions
gptkbp:environmentalConcerns climate change
pollution
habitat loss
wildlife conservation
gptkbp:established gptkb:John_Franklin
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures mountains
glaciers
ice caps
gptkbp:historicalSignificance climate studies
scientific research
exploration history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Queen Elizabeth Islands
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:namedAfter Queen Elizabeth II
gptkbp:partOf Nunavut
gptkbp:population uninhabited
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Quttinirpaaq_National_Park
gptkb:Aulavik_National_Park
gptkb:Sirmilik_National_Park
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:whales
polar bears
birds
seals
arctic foxes
muskoxen