Digges Sound
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| Basin countries | Canada |
Surface area | 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
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Digges Sound is a Canadian Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. The sound is located at the juncture where the Hudson Strait meets northeastern Hudson Bay close to the northern tip of the Ungava Peninsula, between Digges Islands and Cape Wolstenholme. Ivujivik, Quebec, the northernmost settlement in any Canadian province, is located on the south coast of the sound.
Henry Hudson named many Arctic geographical features after patrons who financed his voyages, including Digges Sound in honor of Dudley Digges.
Geography
The sound's environs are approximately 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) in size, with an elevation up to 300 m (980 ft) above sea level, and are characterized by rocky cliffs.
Fauna
Notable bird species include the black guillemot and the colonial Iceland gull, and thick-billed murre.
Beluga, bearded seal, polar bear, and ringed seal frequent the area.[1]
Conservation
The sound is classified as an Important Bird Area site (#NU001),[2] an International Biological Program site (Site 6–7), a Key Marine Habitat Site (Site 27), and a Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat site (NU site 47).[1]
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."NU Site 47 - Digges Sound" (PDF). ngps.nt.ca. p. 12. Retrieved 2009-05-05.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Digges Sound Northeastern Hudson Bay, Nunavut". bsc-eoc.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
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