Gjøa Haven

E347074

Gjøa Haven is a small Inuit community in Nunavut, Canada, historically notable as the place where Roald Amundsen’s expedition successfully overwintered while navigating the Northwest Passage.

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Label Occurrences
Gjøa Haven canonical 2

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Inuit community ⓘ
hamlet ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ
climate polar climate ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
governedBy Hamlet council ⓘ
hasCommunicationInfrastructure satellite-based services ⓘ
hasCulturalAttraction Amundsen memorials ⓘ
local Inuit art ⓘ
hasCulturalEvent Inuit cultural celebrations ⓘ
hasEducationalFacility local schools ⓘ
hasHealthFacility health centre ⓘ
hasHeritage Inuit culture ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole support point for Arctic exploration ⓘ
hasIndigenousName Uqsuqtuuq ⓘ
linked to: Inuinnaqtun
hasIndigenousNameMeaning place of plenty blubber ⓘ
hasMajorityEthnicGroup Inuit ⓘ
hasNearbyGeographicFeature Queen Maud Gulf ⓘ
Simpson Strait ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage English ⓘ
Inuktitut ⓘ
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
trapping ⓘ
hasPrimaryReligion Christianity ⓘ
Inuit traditional beliefs ⓘ
hasPrimarySubsistenceActivity caribou hunting ⓘ
seal hunting ⓘ
hasTransportation Gjoa Haven Airport ⓘ
historicallyNotableFor Roald Amundsen's overwintering during Northwest Passage expedition ⓘ
locatedIn Arctic Canada ⓘ
Canadian Arctic Archipelago ⓘ
linked to: Arctic Archipelago

Kitikmeot Region ⓘ
Northwest Passage ⓘ
Nunavut ⓘ
locatedOn King William Island ⓘ
namedAfter Gjøa ⓘ
Roald Amundsen's ship Gjøa ⓘ
partOf Canada ⓘ
postalCodePrefix X0B ⓘ
regionType Arctic hamlet ⓘ
timeZone Mountain Time Zone ⓘ
visitedBy Roald Amundsen ⓘ

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