Beare Sound
Beare Sound (variant: Beares Sound) is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in eastern Frobisher Bay off the southern tip of Baffin Island's Blunt Peninsula.
| Beare Sound | |
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Beare Sound | |
| Coordinates | 62°31′N 065°14′W |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Settlements | uninhabited |
Martin Frobisher named the sound after James Beare, principal surveyor of the 1577/78 Frobisher expedition.
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