Few people live along the shores of the gulf, but there are a few towns and communities, includingSachs Harbour,Ulukhaktok, andPaulatuk. Heading north in the gulf one would find thePrince of Wales Strait. Heading southeast and east, the gulf leads through theDolphin and Union Strait, past Simpson Bay and into theCoronation Gulf. From there one would go through theDease Strait and into theQueen Maud Gulf, and eventually head northeast into theVictoria Strait. Heading west and northwest a traveller would first enter the Beaufort Sea and then theArctic Ocean.The entire gulf is in theArctictundraclimate region, characterized by extremely cold winters. In late winter the Amundsen Gulf is covered in sea ice. Most of the ice breaks up in July during a normal year, with some areas in the far eastern and northern part of the gulf only breaking up in August.
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