Prince Gustaf Adolf Sea Explained

Prince Gustaf Adolf Sea
Pushpin Map:Arctic
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Arctic
Image Bathymetry:Море Густава-Адольфа.png
Caption Bathymetry:Location
Location:Arctic Ocean
Coords:78.5083°N -106.7611°W
Type:Sea
Basin Countries:Nunavut and Northwest Territories, Canada
Length:800km (500miles)

Prince Gustaf Adolf Sea formerly Prince Gustav Adolf Sea[1] (French: Mer du Prince-Gustave-Adolphe) is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut,[2] and the Inuvik Region,[3] Canada.

Geography

It is situated among the islands of the Arctic Archipelago. The sea is bounded on the west by Borden Island and Mackenzie King Island, and on the east by Ellef Ringnes Island. To the south is Lougheed Island. The sea opens into the Arctic Ocean to the north, and into the Byam Martin Channel and Maclean Strait to the south.

The Sea was named in 1898 by Otto Sverdrup after the Swedish prince (and later king) Gustav VI Adolf.[4] [5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/8eb02b42ba3611d892e2080020a0f4c9 Prince Gustaf Adolf Sea / Prince Gustaf Adolf Sea (Formerly Prince Gustav Adolf Sea)
  2. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/OAUJB Prince Gustaf Adolf Sea
  3. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/LATCL Prince Gustaf Adolf Sea
  4. Book: Otto Neumann, Sverdrup. Arctic adventures: Adapted from New land: four years in the Arctic regions. 1959. Longmans. 215.
  5. Book: Barr, Elinor. Swedes in Canada: Invisible Immigrants. University of Toronto Press. 2015-07-27. 9781442695153. en.