Peel sound

Peel sound
Satellite photo montage with Prince of Wales Island in the center and Peel Sound to the right
Connects waters	Barrow Strait
with water	Franklin Strait
Separates land mass	Somerset Island
of land mass	Prince of Wales Island
Data
Geographical location	73 ° 0 ′  N , 96 ° 20 ′  W Coordinates: 73 ° 0 ′  N , 96 ° 20 ′  W
length	230 km
Smallest width	25 km
Islands	Prescott Island , Lock Island , Vivian Island , Pandora Island , Otrick Island , Barth Island , De la Roquette Islands , Gibson Island
Location of Peel Sound east of Prince of Wales Island

Peel Sound is a strait in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut . Located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago , it is bounded to the east by Somerset Island and to the west by Prince of Wales Island . It connects the Barrow Strait , part of the Parry Channel , in the north with the Franklin Strait in the south.

The Peel Sound has a length extension in north-south direction of 230 km. Its width varies between 25 and 50 km.

To the west of the Strait, between Prescott Island and Prince of Wales Island, there is Browne Bay .

There are a number of islands in Peel Sound. These include: Prescott Island , Lock Island , Vivian Island , Pandora Island , Otrick Island , Barth Island , De la Roquette Islands and Gibson Island