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Queen Maud Gulf
Queen Maud Gulf is located in Nunavut
Queen Maud Gulf
Queen Maud Gulf
Location in Nunavut
Queen Maud Gulf is located in Canada
Queen Maud Gulf
Queen Maud Gulf
Location in Canada
Location Nunavut, Canada
Coordinates 68°20′N 102°00′W / 68.333°N 102.000°W / 68.333; -102.000 (Queen Maud Gulf)
Type Gulf
Ocean/sea sources Arctic Ocean
Basin countries Canada
Islands Jenny Lind Island, King William Island, Royal Geographical Society Island
Designations
Official name: Queen Maud Gulf
Designated: 24 May 1982
Reference #: 246

Queen Maud Gulf lies between the northern coast of the mainland and the southeastern corner of Victoria Island in Nunavut, Canada. At its western end lies Cambridge Bay, leading to Dease Strait; to the east lies Simpson Strait; and to the north, Victoria Strait.

History

In 1839 it was crossed by Peter Warren Dease and Thomas Simpson. It was named by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen in 1905 for the Norwegian queen Maud of Wales.

The wreck of HMS Erebus from Franklin's lost expedition of 1845 to find the Northwest Passage was found in 2014. The wreck lies at the bottom of the eastern portion of Queen Maud Gulf, west of O'Reilly Island.

Islands

Islands in the Queen Maud Gulf include:

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Golfo de la Reina Maud para niños

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