Belle Isle

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Belle Isle is a small, rugged island in the Labrador Sea off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, known for its strategic location in the Strait of Belle Isle and its harsh subarctic climate.

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic feature ⓘ
island ⓘ
bodyOfWater Labrador Sea ⓘ
Strait of Belle Isle ⓘ
climate subarctic climate ⓘ
climateClassification Dfc ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
hasClimateCharacteristic long, cold winters ⓘ
short, cool summers ⓘ
hasEnvironment harsh subarctic maritime environment ⓘ
hasHazard icebergs ⓘ
sea ice ⓘ
strong currents ⓘ
hasNavigationSignificance shipping route between Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of St. Lawrence ⓘ
hasVegetationType subarctic tundra ⓘ
isPartOf province of Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
knownFor fog ⓘ
icebergs ⓘ
sea ice ⓘ
locatedIn Labrador Sea ⓘ
Strait of Belle Isle ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⓘ
locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
Western Hemisphere ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Newfoundland Time Zone ⓘ
UTC−03:30 ⓘ
locatedNear Gulf of St. Lawrence ⓘ
Labrador Peninsula ⓘ
island of Newfoundland ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf Labrador ⓘ
Newfoundland ⓘ
notableFor harsh weather conditions ⓘ
strategic location in the Strait of Belle Isle ⓘ
ocean Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
partOf Strait of Belle Isle ⓘ
region Atlantic Canada ⓘ
eastern Canada ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Canada
separates Gulf of St. Lawrence ⓘ
Labrador Sea ⓘ
strategicImportance controls northern entrance to Gulf of St. Lawrence ⓘ
important for North Atlantic shipping lanes ⓘ
terrain rugged ⓘ

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

International Appalachian Trail → terminusNear → Belle Isle, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⓘ
linked to: Belle Isle
Thompson Holme → hasNearbyIsland → Belle Isle ⓘ
Hog Holme → locatedNear → Belle Isle ⓘ