Viscount Melville Sound

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Viscount Melville Sound

Viscount Melville Sound, Nunavut.
  Nunavut
  Northwest Territories
  Yukon Territory
  Regions outside Canada (Alaska, Greenland)
Coordinates 74°15′N 105°00′W / 74.250°N 105.000°W / 74.250; -105.000 (Viscount Melville Sound)Coordinates: 74°15′N 105°00′W / 74.250°N 105.000°W / 74.250; -105.000 (Viscount Melville Sound)
Basin countries Canada
Settlements Uninhabited

Viscount Melville Sound is an arm of the Arctic Ocean in Kitikmeot, Nunavut, Canada. Forming part of the Parry Channel, it separates Victoria Island and Prince of Wales Island from the Queen Elizabeth Islands. East of the sound lies Lancaster Sound, leading into Baffin Bay; westward lies the McClure Strait and the Arctic Ocean. The sound is a part of the Northwest Passage.[1]

In 1854, Edward Belcher abandoned his ship, HMS Resolute, in the sound while searching for John Franklin

References

  1. ↑ "Viscount Melville Sound". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. bartleby.com. 2000. Retrieved 2008-10-12. 


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.