Larsen sound

Larsen Sound / Ki'muagiaq
Connects waters	McClintock Canal , Franklin Strait
with water	James Ross Strait , Victoria Strait
Separates land mass	Prince of Wales Island , Boothia Peninsula
of land mass	King William Island , Gateshead Island
Data
Geographical location	70 ° 30 ′  N , 98 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 70 ° 30 ′  N , 98 ° 45 ′  W
length	140 km
Smallest width	120 km

Larsen Sound ( Inuktitut Ki'muagiaq ) is an arctic strait in the Kitikmeot region of the Nunavut territory, Canada .

The strait is south of Prince of Wales Island , west of the Boothia Peninsula , north of King William Island and east of Gateshead Island .

In the northwest the sound opens to the M'Clintock Channel , to the northeast the Franklin Strait leads to the Peel Sound , in the southeast is the James Ross Strait and to the southwest the strait borders the Victoria Strait .

The body of water was named after Henry Larsen , who first crossed the Northwest Passage from west to east between 1940 and 1942.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Darren Keith: Inuit Qaujimaningit Nanurnut Inuit Knowledge of Polar Bears (PDF; 7.0 MB). Gjoa Haven Hunters 'and Trappers' Organization and CCI Press, 2005, Appendix 5.