Eureka Sound

Eureka Sound

Coordinates	79°0′N 87°0′W / 79.000°N 87.000°W / 79.000; -87.000 (Eureka Sound)Coordinates: 79°0′N 87°0′W / 79.000°N 87.000°W / 79.000; -87.000 (Eureka Sound)
Basin countries	Canada

Settlements	Fort Eureka

Eureka Sound is a high Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It separates Axel Heiberg Island from Ellesmere Island. Stor Island is located within the sound. Eureka Sound is 290 km (180 mi) long, and 13–48 km (8.1–29.8 mi) wide. Fort Eureka is nearby.^[1]

References

↑ "Eureka Sound". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000. Retrieved 2008-04-10.

Sounds of Nunavut

Kitikmeot Region	Larsen Melville Viscount Melville

Kivalliq Region	Roes Welcome

Qikiqtaaluk Region	Beare Clarke Cumberland Digges Eclipse Eureka Hassel Jones Lancaster Massey McDougall Nansen Oliver Peel Smith Tay

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