Tasiujaq (Baffin Bay)

Tasiujaq (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᓯᐅᔭᖅ[1]) formerly Eclipse Sound[2] is a natural waterway through the Arctic Archipelago within the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It separates Bylot Island (to the north) from Baffin Island (to the south). To the east, it opens into Baffin Bay via Pond Inlet, and to the north-west into the Navy Board Inlet.

For the Inuit reserved land of the same name, see Tasiujaq (Inuit reserved land). For the village in Nunavik, see Tasiujaq.
Not to be confused with Tasiusaq.
Tasiujaq
Tasiujaq and Bylot Island seen from Pond Inlet in July 2022
Tasiujaq
Location
LocationQikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Coordinates72°37′59″N 78°36′43″W
Ocean/sea sourcesBaffin Bay (Atlantic Ocean)
Basin countriesCanada
Settlementsuninhabited

References
  1. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. Tasiujaq (Formerly Eclipse Sound)


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