Lancaster Sound
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Its exit from Canada’s Lancaster Sound on Monday signalled the successful navigation of both sea routes.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2016
A bowhead whale surfaces from a dive in the chilly waters of Lancaster Sound, Canada.
From National Geographic
Thursday, at about three o'clock in the morning, the Forward arrived in sight of Possession Bay, on the American shore, at the entrance of Lancaster Sound; soon Cape Burney came into sight.
From The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Riou, Edouard
The Pole Star glided eastward along the meridian, and thrust her sharp stem through a lane of seething waves which marked the open reaches of Lancaster Sound.
From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry
Sailing in the small paddle-wheel steamer Victory, Ross passed through Baffin Bay into Lancaster Sound, whence he shaped his course to the south.
From True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World by Greely, Adolphus W.
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