Queen Maud Gulf

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. It is home to the Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary.

Queen Maud Gulf
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Location	Nunavut, Canada
Coordinates	68°20′N 102°00′W
Type	Gulf
Ocean/sea sources	Arctic Ocean
Basin countries	Canada
Islands	Jenny Lind Island, King William Island, Royal Geographical Society Island

Designations
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Queen Maud Gulf
Designated	24 May 1982
Reference no.	246[1]

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.^[2]

Islands

Islands in the Queen Maud Gulf include:

• Qikiqtaryuaq
• King William Island
• Royal Geographical Society Island

See also

• Royal eponyms in Canada