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The '''Gulf of Boothia''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|uː|θ|i|ə}} is a body of water in [[Nunavut]], |
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| location = [[Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut|Kitikmeot]] and [[Qikiqtaaluk Region]]s, [[Nunavut]], Canada |
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⚫ | [[Image:Map indicating the Gulf of Boothia, Nunavut, Canada.png|right|thumb|250px|Map indicating the Gulf of Boothia, Nunavut, Canada.{{legend|#ffff66|Nunavut}}{{legend|#ffccff|Northwest Territories}}{{legend|#ffffcc|Greenland}}{{legend|#ccff99|Quebec}}{{legend|#cccc99|Newfoundland and Labrador}}]] |
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In 1822 it was seen by some of [[William Edward Parry]]'s men who went on foot along the ice-choked Fury and Hecla Strait. In 1829 it was entered by [[John Ross (Arctic explorer)]] who was frozen in for four years and named it for his patron Sir [[Felix Booth]]. Its south end was explored by [[John Rae (explorer)]] in 1846/47 who reached it overland from the south. |
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⚫ | The '''Gulf of Boothia''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|uː|θ|i|ə}} is a body of water in [[Nunavut]], Canada. Administratively it is divided between the [[Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut|Kitikmeot Region]] on the west and the [[Qikiqtaaluk Region]] on the east. It merges north into [[Prince Regent Inlet]], the two forming a single bay with different names for its parts. It is surrounded by, clockwise, [[Baffin Island]], [[Fury and Hecla Strait]], the [[Melville Peninsula]], the Canadian mainland, and the [[Boothia Peninsula]]. The south end is [[Committee Bay]], northwest of which are the [[Simpson Peninsula]] and [[Pelly Bay]].<ref name="CGNDB"/> |
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* Collin, A. E. ''An Oceanographic Study of Prince Regent Inlet, the Gulf of Boothia and Adjacent Waters''. [S.l.]: Atlantic Oceanographic Group, 1958. |
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* Markham |
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In 1822, it was seen by some of [[William Edward Parry]]'s men, who went on foot along the ice-choked Fury and Hecla Strait. In 1829, it was entered by [[John Ross (Arctic explorer)|John Ross]], who was frozen in for four years and named it for his patron Sir [[Felix Booth]]. Its south end was explored by [[John Rae (explorer)|John Rae]] in 1846–1847, who reached it overland from the south.<ref name=Collin>{{cite report |last=Collin |first=AE |title=An Oceanographic Study of Prince Regent Inlet, the Gulf of Boothia and Adjacent Waters |date=30 April 1958 |publisher=Fisheries Research Board of Canada |url=https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library-bibliotheque/40715279.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Finlayson |first=Douglas |title=Gulf of Boothia |encyclopedia=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] |date=15 December 2013 |publisher=[[Historica Canada]] |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gulf-of-boothia}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * {{cite journal |last1=Barber |first1=D.G. |first2=J. |last2=Iacozza |date=March 2004 |title=Historical Analysis of Sea Ice Conditions in M'Clintock Channel and the Gulf of Boothia, Nunavut: Implications for Ringed Seal and Polar Bear Habitat |journal=[[Arctic (journal)|Arctic]] |volume=57|issue=1 |pages=1–14 |url=https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/download/63538/47474/182019}} |
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⚫ | * {{cite book |last1=Markham |first1=Albert Hastings |first2=Sherard |last2=Osborn |title=A Whaling Cruise to Baffin's Bay and the Gulf of Boothia. And an Account of the Rescue of the Crew of the "Polaris" |location=London |publisher=S. Low, Marston, Low, and Searle |date=1874 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fQRtY8kmDa0C&pg=PP1}} |
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{{Gulfs of Nunavut}} |
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Location of Gulf of Boothia in Nunavut | |
Location | Kitikmeot and Qikiqtaaluk Regions, Nunavut, Canada |
Coordinates | 70°40′N 91°00′W / 70.667°N 91.000°W / 70.667; -91.000 (Gulf of Boothia)[1] |
Ocean/sea sources | Arctic |
Basin countries | Canada |
The Gulf of Boothia /ˈbuːθiə/ is a body of water in Nunavut, Canada. Administratively it is divided between the Kitikmeot Region on the west and the Qikiqtaaluk Region on the east. It merges north into Prince Regent Inlet, the two forming a single bay with different names for its parts. It is surrounded by, clockwise, Baffin Island, Fury and Hecla Strait, the Melville Peninsula, the Canadian mainland, and the Boothia Peninsula. The south end is Committee Bay, northwest of which are the Simpson Peninsula and Pelly Bay.[1]
In 1822, it was seen by some of William Edward Parry's men, who went on foot along the ice-choked Fury and Hecla Strait. In 1829, it was entered by John Ross, who was frozen in for four years and named it for his patron Sir Felix Booth. Its south end was explored by John Rae in 1846–1847, who reached it overland from the south.[2][3]
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