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Foxe Basin is a broad, predominantly shallow depression, generally less than 100 m (330 ft) in depth, while to the south, depths of up to 400 m (1,300 ft) occur. The tidal range decreases from 5 m (16 ft) in the southeast to less than 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in
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This region is not yet represented in the national marine conservation areas system. Studies to identify preliminary representative marine areas have yet to be undertaken.
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Saunders, G. Ilya Storm, and Jane A. Whitney. 2007. "Birds and Marine Mammals in Southwestern Foxe Basin, Nunavut, Canada".
684:. Canadian contractor report of hydrography and ocean sciences, no. 18. : Atlantic Region, Canadian Hydrographic Service, Ocean Science and Surveys, Atlantic, 1984.
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Fisher, K I, and R E A Stewart. 1997. "Summer Foods of
Atlantic Walrus, Odobenus Rosmarus Rosmarus, in Northern Foxe Basin, Northwest Territories".
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Higdon, Jeff W.; Ferguson, Steven H. (1 September 2011). "Reports of
Humpback and Minke Whales in the Hudson Bay Region, Eastern Canadian Arctic".
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prevails towards the south. Foxe Basin itself is rarely ice-free until
September, open pack ice being common throughout the summer. Vigorous
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up to 6.5 km (4.0 mi) in width are found in the vast lowland section of eastern Foxe Basin, as well as in the bays of
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Colby WB, and JF Cleall. 1974. "Cephalometric
Analysis of the Craniofacial Region of the Northern Foxe Basin Eskimo". American
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American stronghold of the
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Paulic, J.E.; Cleator, H.; Martin, K.A. (August 2014).
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migrate to the northern part of the basin each summer.
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This area is also an important summering area for the
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Oceanic basin north of Hudson Bay, in Nunavut, Canada
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659:A Preliminary Study of Foxe Basin Bottom Sediments
645:A Cultural Geography of Northern Foxe Basin, N.W.T
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617:Northern Foxe Basin An Area Economic Survey
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522:Directory of Federal Heritage Designations
347:herd in Canada (over 6,000 individuals).
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636:Cosens, Susan E., and Andries Blouw.
624:The Discolouration of Foxe Basin Ice
560:Hudson Bay-Foxe Basin Bowhead Whales
191:who entered the lower part in 1631.
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670:. 43, no. 1: 33–47.
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2266:Indian Ocean
2246:Thracian Sea
2231:Sea of Crete
2221:Sea of Åland
2216:Sargasso Sea
2191:Ligurian Sea
2176:Labrador Sea
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2121:Gulf of Lion
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2076:Bothnian Sea
2066:Bay of Fundy
2041:Balearic Sea
2006:Adriatic Sea
1928:Beaufort Sea
1910:Arctic Ocean
1835:Amundsen Sea
1743:Thracian Sea
1728:Sea of Crete
1718:Sea of Åland
1713:Sargasso Sea
1688:Ligurian Sea
1673:Labrador Sea
1668:Irminger Sea
1633:Bothnian Sea
1618:Balearic Sea
1588:Adriatic Sea
1547:Gulf of Lion
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395:Arctic terns
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2562:Visayan Sea
2542:Solomon Sea
2537:Sibuyan Sea
2532:Shantar Sea
2487:Molucca Sea
2482:Mar de Grau
2412:Chilean Sea
2407:Celebes Sea
2402:Camotes Sea
2367:Arafura Sea
2279:Arabian Sea
2274:Andaman Sea
2226:Sea of Azov
2201:Myrtoan Sea
2016:Alboran Sea
1968:Pechora Sea
1963:Lincoln Sea
1933:Chukchi Sea
1923:Barents Sea
1900:Weddell Sea
1870:Lazarev Sea
1723:Sea of Azov
1698:Myrtoan Sea
1653:Icarian Sea
1598:Alboran Sea
1500:Pottles Bay
1122:Four Rivers
1087:Eetookashoo
1077:Dyke Acland
1057:De la Beche
957:Augusta Bay
615:Anders, G.
349:Ringed seal
301:tidal flats
237:shore leads
90: /
64:Coordinates
2681:Foxe Basin
2675:Categories
2626:Superocean
2600:Salton Sea
2567:Yellow Sea
2557:Tasman Sea
2502:Salish Sea
2382:Bering Sea
2289:Flores Sea
2256:Wadden Sea
2186:Libyan Sea
2156:Ionian Sea
2151:Hudson Bay
2096:Foxe Basin
2086:Celtic Sea
2046:Baltic Sea
2036:Baffin Bay
2011:Aegean Sea
1983:Wandel Sea
1958:Laptev Sea
1890:Scotia Sea
1875:Mawson Sea
1753:Wadden Sea
1683:Libyan Sea
1658:Ionian Sea
1643:Celtic Sea
1623:Baltic Sea
1593:Aegean Sea
1490:Hudson Bay
1465:Baffin Bay
1449:Foxe Basin
1387:Weatherall
1317:Rutherford
1157:Hall Basin
1127:Foxe Basin
1067:Dorchester
997:Birmingham
889:Gods Mercy
851:Wellington
826:McLoughlin
821:Lord Mayor
456:References
372:Hudson Bay
353:polar bear
257:Hudson Bay
178:shorebirds
131:Hudson Bay
123:Foxe Basin
98:Foxe Basin
96: (
77:77°55′10″W
74:65°55′50″N
31:Foxe Basin
2522:Seram Sea
2492:Moro Gulf
2417:Coral Sea
2397:Bohol Sea
2392:Bohai Sea
2377:Banda Sea
2349:Timor Sea
2206:North Sea
2171:James Bay
2161:Irish Sea
2071:Black Sea
1988:White Sea
1895:Somov Sea
1855:Davis Sea
1703:North Sea
1663:Irish Sea
1628:Black Sea
1495:James Bay
1237:Norwegian
1227:Nabukjuak
1222:May Inlet
1212:Macormick
1152:Half Moon
1132:Frobisher
1002:Boatswain
967:Baillarge
879:Committee
816:Labyrinth
776:Committee
761:Brentford
319:Atlantic
255:, and to
189:Luke Foxe
159:ice floes
155:drift ice
129:north of
51:South of
2659:Category
2595:Dead Sea
2585:Aral Sea
2552:Sulu Sea
2507:Savu Sea
2477:Koro Sea
2472:Java Sea
2372:Bali Sea
1953:Kara Sea
1885:Ross Sea
1509:Channels
1392:Woodward
1342:Shamrock
1337:Scoresby
1302:Resolute
1292:Radstock
1247:Ommanney
1172:Herschel
1092:Eldridge
1037:Creswell
1017:Buchanan
977:Bartlett
861:Wynniatt
841:Shepherd
766:Campbell
733:Bays of
598:85843505
399:glaucous
376:humpback
329:ice floe
311:Wildlife
293:seabirds
233:polynyas
225:pack ice
195:Waterway
170:habitats
151:fast ice
141:and the
48:Location
2344:Red Sea
1347:Sherard
1287:Purcell
1217:Maxwell
1207:M'Clure
1117:Flagler
1052:Dampier
1022:Cameron
992:Bernier
899:Mistake
781:Denmark
771:Chester
735:Nunavut
403:herring
368:narwhal
297:marshes
269:Naujaat
147:sea ice
135:Nunavut
57:Nunavut
21:Fox Bay
2609:Others
1815:oceans
1442:Basins
1382:Ungava
1377:Triton
1332:Sawyer
1312:Rupert
1262:Piling
1252:Paquet
1232:Napier
1177:Hudson
1162:Harkin
1142:Gibson
1137:Garnet
1112:Finnie
1062:Dobbin
1042:Croker
1007:Bowman
972:Baring
962:Baffin
947:Allman
929:Wilson
914:Pistol
909:Nevill
904:Native
894:Hudson
846:Terror
806:Hadley
796:Gernon
756:Austin
596:
448:Status
426:Canada
345:walrus
337:Arctic
327:), on
323:herd (
321:walrus
289:cliffs
153:) and
2616:Ocean
1811:Earth
1525:Gulfs
1352:Skene
1307:Rosse
1257:Peary
1187:James
1182:Irene
1107:Evans
1097:Elwin
1027:Copes
982:Batty
952:Aston
924:Wager
919:South
836:Pelly
831:Ogden
811:Homan
801:Grays
786:Foggy
594:S2CID
563:(PDF)
546:(PDF)
430:brant
418:goose
410:gulls
407:ivory
380:minke
283:Coast
229:tidal
133:, in
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1817:and
1581:Seas
1458:Bays
1297:Reid
1242:Okse
1192:Kane
1082:Eden
1032:Cory
1012:Brae
987:Bere
884:East
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