Norton Sound

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Norton Sound is a large, shallow inlet of the Bering Sea along the western coast of Alaska, known for its rich marine life and importance to nearby Indigenous communities.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Norton Sound canonical 7
Norton Sound coast 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic feature
inlet
sound
adjacentTo Elim, Alaska
linked to: Teller, Alaska

Golovin, Alaska
linked to: Koyuk, Alaska

Koyuk, Alaska
Nome, Alaska
Shaktoolik, Alaska
linked to: Unalakleet, Alaska

St. Michael, Alaska
Stebbins, Alaska
linked to: Koyuk, Alaska

Unalakleet, Alaska
White Mountain, Alaska
borders Seward Peninsula
Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta
discoveredByEuropeans James Cook
drainedBy Koyuk River
Shaktoolik River
linked to: Koyuk River

Unalakleet River
Yukon River
freezesSeasonally yes
hasApproximateLength about 200 miles
hasApproximateWidth about 125 miles
hasCharacteristic ice-covered in winter
rich in marine life
shallow
hasClimate subarctic maritime
hasEconomicImportance crab fishery
fishing industry
hasPort Nome
importantFor Indigenous coastal communities
isTraditionalTerritoryOf Inupiat people
linked to: Alaska Natives

Yupik people
linked to: Yup’ik people
locatedIn Alaska
Bering Sea
United States
locatedOnCoastOf western Alaska
namedAfter Sir Fletcher Norton
partOf Arctic region
North Pacific Ocean basin
supportsActivity commercial crabbing
subsistence fishing
subsistence hunting
supportsSpecies Pacific salmon
crab
herring
seals
walrus
whales
usedFor marine transportation
yearOfEuropeanNaming 1778

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Bering Sea contains Norton Sound
Nome nearbyWaterBody Norton Sound
Nome Census Area bordersBodyOfWater Norton Sound
Yupiit traditionalRegion Norton Sound
Unalakleet, Alaska locatedOn Norton Sound
Koyuk, Alaska locatedOn Norton Sound
Koyuk, Alaska coastType Norton Sound coast
linked to: Norton Sound