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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, the [[Boothia Peninsula]] |
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, the [[Boothia Peninsula]]. The south end is [[Committee Bay]], northwest of which are the [[Simpson Peninsula]] and [[Pelly Bay]]. |
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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. |
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. |
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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, the Boothia Peninsula. The south end is Committee Bay, northwest of which are the Simpson Peninsula and Pelly Bay.
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.
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70°40′N 91°00′W / 70.667°N 91.000°W / 70.667; -91.000 (Gulf of Boothia)
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