Tariyunnuaq Explained

Tariyunnuaq should not be confused with Viscount Melville Sound.

Tariyunnuaq
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut
Coords:68.1753°N -107.1728°W
Oceans:Arctic Ocean
Location:Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut
Countries:Canada
Cities:Uninhabited

Tariyunnuaq formerly Melville Sound[1] is an Arctic waterway in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada.

It is located south of Kiillinnguyaq, and north of the main part of the Nunavut mainland. To the west it opens into Bathurst Inlet.

Notes and References

  1. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/0c71e268849c20c392ecae959744c43e Tariyunnuaq (Formerly Melville Sound)