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Tasiujaq
Tasiujaq is located in Nunavut
Tasiujaq
Tasiujaq
Location in Nunavut
Location Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Coordinates 72°37′59″N 78°36′43″W / 72.63306°N 78.61194°W / 72.63306; -78.61194
Ocean/sea sources Baffin Bay (Atlantic Ocean)
Basin countries Canada
Settlements uninhabited

Tasiujaq (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᓯᐅᔭᖅ) formerly Eclipse Sound is a natural waterway through the Arctic Archipelago within the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It separates Bylot Island (to the north) from Baffin Island (to the south). To the east, it opens into Baffin Bay via Pond Inlet, and to the north-west into the Navy Board Inlet.

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