McDougall Sound
Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
McDougall Sound is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It is located between southeastern Bathurst Island and western Cornwallis island. The sound's southern mouth opens to the Parry Channel, and beyond that, to the Barrow Strait. The sound's northern mouth opens to Crozier Strait.[1] The sound is populated by several smaller islands, the named ones including Milne Island, Little Cornwallis Island, Wood Island, Neal Islands, Truro Island, and Baker Island.[2]
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McDougall Sound | |
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Coordinates | 75°15′N 097°30′W |
Basin countries | Canada |
Settlements | Uninhabited |
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McDougall Sound is the namesake of George F. McDougall who explored the sound in 1851 while wintering with Capt. Horatio Austin's search team seeking the lost Franklin Expedition.[3]