Prince Regent Inlet (73°00′N090°30′W / 73.000°N 90.500°W /73.000; -90.500 (Prince Regent Inlet)) is a body of water inNunavut,Canada between the west end ofBaffin Island (Brodeur Peninsula) andSomerset Island on the west. It opens north intoLancaster Sound and to the south merges into theGulf of Boothia. TheArctic inlet's northern portion is approximately 40 mi (64 km) wide; the southern portion is approximately 65 mi (105 km) wide. It is deep throughout and there are no islands within the inlet.[1]
During the quest for theNorthwest Passage it was entered several times until it was realized that Prince Regent Inlet-Gulf of Boothia is a cul-de-sac for practical purposes. In 1819William Edward Parry penetrated more than 100 miles south before turning back. In 1829John Ross passed through it and was frozen in the Gulf of Boothia for four years before escaping. In 1852Bellot Strait, the frozen western exit, was discovered. In 1858Francis Leopold McClintock tried to pass this strait, gave up, and wintered near its mouth.
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