McDougall Sound
McDougall Sound | ||
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McDougall Sound in west Cornwallis Island | ||
Connects waters | Crozier Strait and Pullen Strait | |
with water | Barrow Strait | |
Separates land mass | Bathurst Island | |
of land mass | Cornwallis Island | |
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Geographical location | 75 ° 15 ′ N , 97 ° 30 ′ W | |
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length | 78 km | |
Smallest width | 27 km |
The McDougall Sound ( English McDougall Sound ) is the body of water in the Canadian-Arctic archipelago , which separates the islands of Bathurst Island and Cornwallis Island , which are part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands . Within McDougall Sound are several small islands such as Wood Island , Neal Islands, Truro Island and Baker Island . On the south coast of Little Cornwallis Island , it is divided into Pullen Strait and Crozier Strait , in which other islands such as Milne Island are located.
Naming
The sound was named after George F. McDougall (1825–1871), who discovered the sound in 1851 when the Franklin expedition with Horatio Thomas Austin was looking for it .
fauna
The sound is home to bearded seals and walruses .
Web links
- McDougall Sound at Natural Resources Canada