
Cumberland Sound in Baffin Island, Nunavut
'Cumberland Sound' is a body of water between
Baffin Island's
Hall Peninsula and the
Cumberland Peninsula in
Nunavut,
Canada. It is approximately 250 km long and 80 km wide. It is home to the
Cumberland Sound Beluga whale, an endangered species thought to reside year-round in the sound, with summers spent at the northern end.
Orcas also use the sound.
Small
islands litter the stretch of water which was formed from glacial activity and
meltwater produced from the receding
glacier.
The only settlement located on the
shore of the sound on the Cumberland Peninsula is
Pangnirtung.
See also
★
Cumberland Sound Beluga
References
★ Fisheries and Oceans Canada