5-723: Nakahungaqtuaryuit formerly the Breakwater Islands are an island group located in Coronation Gulf , south of Victoria Island , west of Kiillinnguyaq , in the Kitikmeot Region , Nunavut , Canada. Other island groups in the vicinity include the Chapman Islands , Cheere Islands , Cockburn Islands , Piercey Islands , Porden Islands , Stockport Islands , Triple Islands , and Ungiiviit . This Kitikmeot Region , Nunavut location article
10-567: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to an island or group of islands in Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Coronation Gulf Coronation Gulf lies between Victoria Island and mainland Nunavut in Canada. To the northwest it connects with Dolphin and Union Strait and thence the Beaufort Sea and Arctic Ocean ; to
15-634: Is the large Bathurst Inlet . At the northeast end is Cape Flinders on the Kent Peninsula . In the centre of the gulf lies the Duke of York Archipelago . The gulf was named by Sir John Franklin in 1821, in honour of the coronation of King George IV . The environment and Native culture of the area were studied by Rudolph Anderson and Diamond Jenness in 1916 as part of the Canadian Arctic Expedition . The mainland south of
20-782: The gulf may have substantial diamond and uranium deposits. In 2010, the Coronation Gulf was the site of maritime disaster, when the Clipper Adventurer ran aground on a rock shoal. The accident punctured the ship's ballast and fuel tanks, releasing pollution into the pristine waters, and stranded 128 passengers and 69 crew members until the CCGS Amundsen came to rescue them. 68°08′N 112°00′W / 68.133°N 112.000°W / 68.133; -112.000 ( Coronation Gulf ) This Kitikmeot Region , Nunavut location article
25-643: The northeast it connects with Dease Strait and thence Queen Maud Gulf . The northwest point is Cape Krusenstern (not the Cape Krusenstern in Alaska ). South of that is Richardson Bay and the mouths (from west to east) of the Rae River , Richardson River and the large Coppermine River , Napaaktoktok River , and the Asiak River . The Tree River enters at the south centre. At the southeast end
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