# Eureka Sound

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Eureka Sound Eureka Sound Location in Nunavut Coordinates 79°0′N 87°0′W / 79.000°N 87.000°W / 79.000; -87.000 (Eureka Sound) Basin countries Canada Settlements Fort Eureka

Eureka Sound on Ellesmere Island as seen on a flight in March 2014.

**Eureka Sound** is a high [Arctic](/source/Arctic) waterway in [Qikiqtaaluk](/source/Qikiqtaaluk_Region), [Nunavut](/source/Nunavut), Canada. It separates [Axel Heiberg Island](/source/Axel_Heiberg_Island) from [Ellesmere Island](/source/Ellesmere_Island). [Stor Island](/source/Stor_Island) is located within the sound. Eureka Sound is 290 km (180 mi) long, and 13–48 km (8.1–29.8 mi) wide. [Fort Eureka](/source/Eureka%2C_Nunavut) is nearby.[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Eureka Sound"](https://web.archive.org/web/20050218031032/http://www.bartleby.com/69/57/E03757.html). The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000. Archived from [the original](http://www1.bartleby.com/69/57/E03757.html) on 2005-02-18. Retrieved 2008-04-10.

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