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Peel Sound

Peel Sound
Coordinates73°00′N 096°30′W / 73°N 96.5°W / 73; -96.5 (Peel Sound)Coordinates: 73°00′N 096°30′W / 73°N 96.5°W / 73; -96.5 (Peel Sound)
CountriesCanada
SettlementsUninhabited


Peel Sound[1] is an uninhabited Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It is located between eastern Prince of Wales Island and northwestern Somerset Island, while Parry Channel is at the northern opening and Franklin Strait is at the southern opening.

There are several named islands within the sound, including: Lock, Vivian, Prescott, Pandora, Otrick, Barth, De la Roquette, and Gibson.

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2010 : September 10

Julia Gillard