Digges Sound
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| Digges Sound | |
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 Digges Sound (7) and surrounding islands and mainland. Click on image for full legend. | |
  Digges Sound | |
| Coordinates | 62°55′N 077°58′W / 62.917°N 77.967°W |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
Digges Sound is a Canadian Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. The sound is located at the juncture where the Hudson Strait meets northeastern Hudson Bay close to the northern tip of the Ungava Peninsula, between Digges Islands and Cape Wolstenholme. Ivujivik, Quebec, the northernmost settlement in any Canadian province, is located on the south coast of the sound.
Henry Hudson named many Arctic geographical features after patrons who financed his voyages, including Digges Sound in honor of Dudley Digges.
The sound's environs are approximately 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) in size, with an elevation up to 300 m (980 ft) above sea level, and are characterized by rocky cliffs.
