Avanersuaq region

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The Avanersuaq region is a remote area in northwest Greenland, home to the Inughuit people and known for its High Arctic environment and traditional Inuit culture.

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
region of Greenland ⓘ
access primarily by air ⓘ
associatedWith Greenlandic Inuit culture ⓘ
linked to: Inuit

subsistence hunting rights ⓘ
borderedBy Baffin Bay ⓘ
Nares Strait ⓘ
climate polar climate ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Greenland ⓘ
culturalRegionFor Inughuit ⓘ
linked to: Inuit
ecosystem Arctic tundra ⓘ
formerNameOfMainTown Thule ⓘ
linked to: Thule Inuit
governedAs part of Avannaata municipality ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Inughuit ⓘ
linked to: Inuit
hasFeature coastal cliffs ⓘ
fjords ⓘ
glaciers ⓘ
sea ice ⓘ
hasLanguage Inuktun ⓘ
Kalaallisut ⓘ
hasSeasonalPhenomenon midnight sun ⓘ
polar night ⓘ
inhabitedBy Inughuit people ⓘ
linked to: Inuit

Inuit ⓘ
knownFor High Arctic environment ⓘ
remote location ⓘ
traditional Inuit culture ⓘ
locatedIn Arctic ⓘ
linked to: Arctic region

High Arctic ⓘ
linked to: Arctic region

northwest Greenland ⓘ
majorSettlement Qaanaaq ⓘ
partOf Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Denmark

Thule area ⓘ
populationDensity very low ⓘ
timeZone UTC-03 ⓘ
traditionalEconomy fishing ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
traditionalPractices dog sledding ⓘ
sea ice travel ⓘ
wildlife Arctic fox ⓘ
migratory seabirds ⓘ
narwhal ⓘ
polar bear ⓘ
seals ⓘ
walrus ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Inuktun → spokenIn → Avanersuaq region ⓘ
Thule Inuit → namedAfter → Thule (Qaanaaq) region ⓘ
linked to: Avanersuaq region
Thule area → locatedIn → northwest Greenland ⓘ
linked to: Avanersuaq region
Avannaata → contains → Qaanaaq region ⓘ
subject linked to: Avannaata (partly)
linked to: Avanersuaq region
Kane Basin → hasNearbySettlement → Qaanaaq region (on Greenland side) ⓘ
linked to: Avanersuaq region