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Lancaster Sound

American  

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.


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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

Lancaster Sound, although not frozen over, was crammed full of floes and icebergs.

From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by McClintock, Francis Leopold

Floes were scattered over the waters of Lancaster Sound near where it reached Baffin Bay.

From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry

He said, 'I hope to set sail to-night for Lancaster Sound.'

From The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Riou, Edouard

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