Cumberland Sound
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The Cumberland Sound is a body of water between Baffin Island's Hall Peninsula and the Cumberland Peninsula in Nunavut, Canada. It is approximately 250km long and 80km wide. It is home to the Cumberland Sound Beluga whale, an endangered species thought to reside year-round in the sound, with summers spent at the northern end. Killer whales also use the sound.
Small islands litter the stretch of water which was formed from glacial activity and meltwater produced from the receding glacier.
The only settlement which is located on the shore of the sound on the Cumberland Peninsula is Pangnirtung.
See also
References
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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