🚤 Roes Welcome Sound

Canada · Americas · 65.02°N, 86.67°W

Roes Welcome Sound is a long channel at the northwest end of Hudson Bay in the Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada between the mainland on the west and Southampton Island on the east. It opens south into Hudson Bay. Its north end joins Repulse Bay which is connected east through Frozen Strait to Foxe Basin, thereby making Southampton Island an island. Wager Bay is a western branch. It is situated 200 km (120 mi) north of Marble Island. Roes Welcome Sound measures 290 km (180 mi) long, and 24 to 113 km wide.

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Quick facts

Country	Canada
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	65.02°N, 86.67°W · view on map

Roes Welcome Sound is located in Canada, in Americas.

More straits in Canada

Active Pass · Alexandra Strait · Arnott Strait · Austin Channel · Ballantyne Strait · Barra Strait · Barrow Strait · Bellot Strait · Boyer Strait · Broughton Strait.

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