Rosse Bay is an

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waterway in the

Qikiqtaaluk Region The Qikiqtaaluk Region, Qikiqtani Region (Inuktitut syllabics: ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ) or the Baffin Region is the easternmost, northernmost, and southernmost administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. Qikiqtaaluk is the traditional Inuktitut nam ...

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, Canada. It is located in

Nares Strait Nares Strait (; ) is a waterway between Ellesmere Island and Greenland that connects the northern part of Baffin Bay in the Atlantic Ocean with the Lincoln Sea in the Arctic Ocean. From south to north, the strait includes Smith Sound, Kane Basi ...

between

Pim Island Pim Island (previously Bedford Pim Island) is an uninhabited island located off the eastern coast of Ellesmere Island, part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Located within the Arctic Archipelago, it is a part of t ...

and

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. The bay is also connected to

Rice Strait Rice Strait is a narrow waterway between Ellesmere Island's eastern coast and Pim Island in northern Canada's territory of Nunavut. It connects Rosse Bay on the south with Buchanan Bay to the north. The strait is named after Sergeant George W. ...

Geography

Physical characteristics include a gravel and sand

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ridge on its southwestern shore. There are also tidewater glaciers. The main discharge of Lefferts Glacier is into Rosse Bay.

References

Bays of Qikiqtaaluk Region {{QikiqtaalukNU-geo-stub