Lancaster Sound

Lancaster Sound
Tallurutiup Imanga
ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓ (Inuktitut)
Map of Nunavut with a dot at the location of Lancaster Sound
Map of Nunavut with a dot at the location of Lancaster Sound
Lancaster Sound
Location in Nunavut
LocationQikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Coordinates74°13′00″N 84°00′00″W / 74.21667°N 84.00000°W / 74.21667; -84.00000[1]
TypeStrait
EtymologyNamed for James Lancaster
Part ofParry Channel
Basin countriesCanada

Lancaster Sound (Inuktitut: ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓ, romanizedTallurutiup Imanga[2]) is a body of water in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.[1][3] It is located between Devon Island and Baffin Island, forming the eastern entrance to the Parry Channel and the Northwest Passage. East of the sound lies Baffin Bay; to the west lies Viscount Melville Sound. Further west a traveller would enter the M'Clure Strait before heading into the Arctic Ocean.

The Inuit and their predecessors in the region, the Paleo-Eskimos, have relied for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years on the sound's abundant natural wealth for food, clothing and shelter. Today, residents of the three Nunavut communities of Pond Inlet, Arctic Bay, and Resolute continue this tradition, depending on its waters for their economic and cultural well-being.

  1. ^ a b "Lancaster Sound". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sevunts was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-10-31.