Tasiujaq (Baffin Bay)

Body of water in Nunavut, Canada
72°37′59″N 78°36′43″W / 72.63306°N 78.61194°W / 72.63306; -78.61194[1]Ocean/sea sourcesBaffin Bay (Atlantic Ocean)Basin countriesCanadaSettlementsuninhabited

Tasiujaq (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᓯᐅᔭᖅ[1]) formerly Eclipse Sound[2] is a natural waterway through the Arctic Archipelago within the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It separates Bylot Island (to the north) from Baffin Island (to the south). To the east, it opens into Baffin Bay via Pond Inlet, and to the north-west into the Navy Board Inlet.

References

  1. ^ a b "Tasiujaq". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Eclipse Sound". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.

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