Lancaster Sound

proper noun

A channel between Baffin Island and Devon Island, the eastern end of the Parry Channel and thus the Northwest Passage, leading into Baffin Bay to the east (the body of water separating Baffin Island from Greenland), and Viscount Melville Sound to the west.

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Tallurutiup Imanga
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A channel between Baffin Island and Devon Island, the eastern end of the Parry Channel and thus the Northwest Passage, leading into Baffin Bay to the east (the body of water separating Baffin Island from Greenland), and Viscount Melville Sound to the west.

    Synonyms: Tallurutiup Imanga

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA channel between Baffin Island and Devon Island, the eastern end of the Parry Channel and thus the Northwest Passage, leading into Baffin Bay to the east (the body of water separating Baffin Island from Greenland), and Viscount Melville Sound to the west.

Similar
Tallurutiup Imanga
Also see
tallurutiup imanga

Origin

From Lancaster + sound. Coined in 1616 by Arctic explorer Englishman William Baffin in honour of his patron Sir James Lancaster.

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Translations

French détroit de Lancaster, Détroit de Lancaster
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Cite this entry
APA

Lancaster Sound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lancaster%20Sound

MLA

“Lancaster Sound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lancaster%20Sound. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lancaster Sound,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lancaster%20Sound.

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