Queen Maud Gulf

Queen Maud Gulf

Queen Maud Gulf (coord|68|19|59|N|102|0|0|W) 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 was named by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen in 1905 for Queen Maud of Norway.


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