Prince Regent Inlet

Prince Regent Inlet

Prince Regent Inlet (coord|73|0|N|90|30|W) is a body of water between Somerset Island and the Brodeur Peninsula in Nunavut, Canada. To the south, the inlet leads to the Gulf of Boothia; to the north, it leads to Lancaster Sound. The Arctic inlet's northern portion is approximately convert|40|mi|km wide; the southern portion is approximately convert|65|mi|km wide. It is deep throughout and there are no islands within the inlet. [cite web |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=bYMpwN0COjAC&pg=PA17&lpg=PA17&dq=%22prince+regent+inlet%22+arctic&source=web&ots=cPXAkCwNWu&sig=MORSbguenGxu2biVhXl-xdKXRWE |title="The Northwest Passage: Arctic Straits" |author=Donat Pharand |date=1984 |publisher=Martinus Nijhoff Publishers |work=Google Book Search |accessdate=2008-01-18]

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