Liddon Gulf

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The Liddon Gulf ( 75°0′N113°0′W / 75.000°N 113.000°W / 75.000; -113.000 ) is a large inlet on the south-west side of Melville Island, Northwest Territories, Canada. [1] It joins the M'Clure Strait to the south-west.

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References

  1. Sailing Directions for Northern Canada. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1951. p. 356.