Hassel Sound

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Hassel Sound
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Hassel Sound
Location Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Coordinates 78°18′N098°46′W / 78.300°N 98.767°W / 78.300; -98.767 (Hassel Sound) Coordinates: 78°18′N098°46′W / 78.300°N 98.767°W / 78.300; -98.767 (Hassel Sound)
SettlementsUninhabited

Hassel Sound is an uninhabited natural waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It separates Ellef Ringnes Island to the west from Amund Ringnes Island to the east.


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