Saint Lawrence Estuary

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The Saint Lawrence Estuary is a vast, biologically rich transition zone between the freshwater Saint Lawrence River and the saltwater Gulf of Saint Lawrence, renowned for its marine biodiversity and important shipping routes.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
La Baie d’Hudson 1
Saint Lawrence Estuary canonical 1
Saint Lawrence River estuary 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf estuary
marine ecosystem
transition zone
borderedBy Côte-Nord region
linked to: Côte-Nord

Gaspé Peninsula
connects Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Saint Lawrence River
country Canada
economicUse commercial shipping
fishing
tourism
flowsInto Gulf of Saint Lawrence
governedBy Government of Canada
Government of Quebec
hasCharacteristic high marine biodiversity
high primary productivity
important shipping route
mixing zone of freshwater and saltwater
strong salinity gradient
hasFeature deep channel
submarine canyon
hasProcess seasonal ice cover
tidal mixing
hasProtectedArea Saguenay–Saint Lawrence Marine Park
Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park
knownFor commercial navigation
fisheries
marine mammal populations
seabird colonies
whale watching
locatedIn Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
mouthOf Saint Lawrence River
oceanBasin Atlantic Ocean
partlyFedBy Saguenay River
partOf Saint Lawrence River system
region eastern Canada
linked to: Eastern Canada
supportsSpecies Atlantic cod
beluga whale
blue whale
capelin
fin whale
grey seal
harbour seal
minke whale
northern shrimp
snow crab
threatenedBy climate change
pollution
shipping traffic
underwater noise
waterType brackish water

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Saint Lawrence River hasEstuary Saint Lawrence Estuary
La Baie hasAbbreviation La Baie d’Hudson
linked to: Saint Lawrence Estuary
Anticosti Island locatedInBodyOfWater Saint Lawrence River estuary
linked to: Saint Lawrence Estuary
Gaspé Peninsula borderedBy St. Lawrence River estuary
linked to: Saint Lawrence Estuary