Lancaster Sound

noun

1. an arm of Baffin Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada, leading W to the Parry Channel. 200 miles (320 km) long and 40 miles (64 km) wide.

Example Sentences

The reports brought home satisfied most scientific men that an opening existed through Lancaster Sound.

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None, however, was found, and on the 31st of August they repassed Lancaster Sound.

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In crossing Lancaster Sound more than the usual quantity of icebergs were seen.

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Finally, in 1819 and 1820, the famous Parry made his way into Lancaster Sound.

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They now steered for Lancaster Sound, and on the 30th of July they gained its entrance.

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