Vendom Fiord

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Vendom Fiord
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Vendom Fiord
Location in Nunavut
Location Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
Coordinates 77°45′N83°00′W / 77.750°N 83.000°W / 77.750; -83.000 Coordinates: 77°45′N83°00′W / 77.750°N 83.000°W / 77.750; -83.000
Ocean/sea sources Baumann Fiord
Basin  countriesCanada


Vendom Fiord [1] is a natural inlet in the south-west of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut in the Arctic Archipelago. To the south, it opens into Baumann Fiord.


  1. "Geographical names in Canada - Vendom Fiord". Natural Resources Canada. 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2020-06-15.

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