Tasiujaq (Foxe Basin) Explained

Tasiujaq
Pushpin Map:Canada Baffin Island#Canada Nunavut#Canada
Location:Foxe Basin
Coords:69.9228°N -80.5333°W
Oceans:Arctic Ocean
Countries:Canada
Settlements:Uninhabited

Tasiujaq (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᓯᐅᔭᖅ) formerly Murray Maxwell Bay is an uninhabited waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Foxe Basin, north of Siuraarjuk on Baffin Island. The island of Kapuiviit lies at the opening of the bay.

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.[1]

Fauna

The area is frequented by bowhead whales.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Parry, William Edward . Journals of the first, second and third voyages for the discovery of a north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific . 1828 . Oxford University . London . 0-665-40396-8 . murray maxwell parry. . 252.
  2. Web site: Final Report of the Inuit Bowhead Knowledge Study . 29 . October 2, 2008 . Hay . Keith . March 2000 . nwmb.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20060324070221/http://www.nwmb.com/english/resources/Bowheadreport1.pdf . March 24, 2006 .