Tasiujaq (Foxe Basin)

Tasiujaq (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᓯᐅᔭᖅ[1]) formerly Murray Maxwell Bay[2] is an uninhabited waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Foxe Basin, north of Baffin Island's Siorarsuk Peninsula. Jens Munk Island lies at the opening of the bay.

Tasiujaq
Tasiujaq
LocationFoxe Basin
Coordinates69°55′22″N 080°32′00″W
Basin countriesCanada
SettlementsUninhabited

Before the bay was fully explored, it was named "Murray Maxwell Inlet", in honour of Captain Sir Murray Maxwell, by Lieutenant Henry Parkyns Hoppner who observed the waterway while sailing with Sir William Edward Parry on his second Arctic voyage of 1821.[3]

Fauna

The area is frequented by bowhead whales.[4]

References
  1. Tasiujaq
  2. Tasiujaq (Formerly Murray Maxwell Bay)
  3. Parry, William Edward (1828). Journals of the first, second and third voyages for the discovery of a north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific. London: Oxford University. pp. 252. ISBN 0-665-40396-8. murray maxwell parry.
  4. Hay, Keith (March 2000). "Final Report of the Inuit Bowhead Knowledge Study" (PDF). nwmb.com. p. 29. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved 2008-10-02.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)


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