Pangnirtung Fiord

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Pangnirtung Fiord is a dramatic Arctic fjord on Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada, known for its steep granite cliffs, glacially carved landscapes, and role as a key access point for wilderness travel in Auyuittuq National Park.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pangnirtung Fiord canonical 2
Pangnirtung Fiord area 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fjord ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ
accessPointFor Auyuittuq National Park ⓘ
administrativeRegion Nunavut ⓘ
climate polar climate ⓘ
connectedTo Cumberland Sound ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
formedBy glacial erosion ⓘ
hasFeature U-shaped valley profile ⓘ
glacially scoured bedrock ⓘ
sheer rock walls ⓘ
tidal waters ⓘ
knownFor dramatic Arctic scenery ⓘ
glacially carved landscapes ⓘ
steep granite cliffs ⓘ
locatedIn Arctic region ⓘ
Baffin Island ⓘ
Cumberland Sound area ⓘ
linked to: Cumberland Sound

Nunavut ⓘ
Qikiqtaaluk Region ⓘ
locatedOnCoastOf Baffin Island ⓘ
near Pangnirtung ⓘ
partOf Baffin Island coastal system ⓘ
regionType Arctic fjord ⓘ
usedBy local Inuit communities ⓘ
park visitors to Auyuittuq National Park ⓘ
usedFor backcountry expeditions ⓘ
hiking access ⓘ
ski touring access ⓘ
wilderness travel ⓘ
waterBodyType saltwater inlet ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Auyuittuq National Park → contains → Pangnirtung Fiord ⓘ
Pangnirtung → hasAccessTo → Pangnirtung Fiord ⓘ
Mount Thor → partOf → Pangnirtung Fiord area ⓘ
linked to: Pangnirtung Fiord