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The limits of the Northwestern Passages, situated between the northern coast of Canada and the off-lying of the Northwest Territories of Canada, are the following: On the North: From Griffiths Point (76 Degrees 05 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 123 Degrees 01 Minutes W), the western extremity of Prince Patrick Island, northeastward, along the northern coast of this island, to Cape Leopold M Minutes Clintock (77 Degrees 33 Minutes 45 Seconds N - 116 Degrees 24 Minutes W), the northern extremity thereof; thence a line joining Cape Leopold M Minutes Clintock northeastward to Cape Murray (77 Degrees 57 Minutes 45 Seconds N - 115 Degrees 05 Minutes W), the western extremity of Brock Island; thence from Cape Murray northeastward, along the northern coast of this island, to the northern extremity thereof (78 Degrees 04 Minutes 45 Seconds N - 114 Degrees 20 Minutes W); thence a line joining the northern extremity of Brock Island northeastward to Cape Mackay (78 Degrees 21 Minutes N - 113 Degrees 18 Minutes W), the western extremity of Borden Island; thence from Cape Mackay northeastward, along the northern coast of this island, to Cape Malloch (78 Degrees 45 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 110 Degrees 43 Minutes W), the northern extremity thereof; thence a line joining Cape Malloch northeastward to Cape Isachsen (79 Degrees 20 Minutes N - 105 Degrees 26 Minutes W), the northwestern extremity of Ellef Ringnes Island, thence to the northwestern extremity of Meighen Island (80 Degrees 09 Minutes N - 99 Degrees 46 Minutes W), thence to Cape Thomas Hubbard (81 Degrees 22 Minutes N - 94 Degrees 07 Minutes W), the northwestern extremity of Axel Heiberg Island, and thence to Lands Lokk Point (81 Degrees 36 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 91 Degrees 54 Minutes W), the northwestern extremity of Ellesmere Island. On the East: From Lands Lokk Point southeastward, along the western and southern coasts of Ellesmere Island, to Cape Norton Shaw (76 Degrees 27 Minutes N - 78 Degrees 28 Minutes W), on the southeastern coast of this island; thence a line joining Cape Norton Shaw southward to Phillips Point (76 Degrees 06 Minutes N - 78 Degrees 49 Minutes W), the northeastern extremity of Coburg Island; thence from Phillips Point southward, along the western coast of this island, to the southeastern extremity thereof (75 Degrees 50 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 78 Degrees 55 Minutes W); thence a line joining the southeastern extremity of Coburg Island southwestward to Cape Fitz Roy (75 Degrees 32 Minutes N - 79 Degrees 56 Minutes W), on the northeastern coast of Devon Island; thence from Cape Fitz Roy southward, through Devon Island, to Cape Sherard (74 Degrees 36 Minutes N - 80 Degrees 14 Minutes W), the southeastern extremity of this island; thence a line joining Cape Sherard southeastward to Cape Liverpool (73 Degrees 40 Minutes N - 78 Degrees 05 Minutes W), the northeastern extremity of Bylot Island; thence from Cape Liverpool southeastward, through Bylot Island, to Cape Graham Moore (72 Degrees 52 Minutes N - 76 Degrees 04 Minutes W), the southeastern extremity of this island; thence a line joining Cape Graham Moore southeastward to Cape Macculloch (72 Degrees 29 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 75 Degrees 10 Minutes W), on the northeastern coast of Baffin Island; (the common limit with the Baffin Bay, see 9.12) and thence from Macculloch southward, through Baffin Island, to Lloyd Point (64 Degrees 26 Minutes N - 78 Degrees 02 Minutes W), on the southwestern coast of this island. On the South: A line joining Lloyd Point southwestward to Seahorse Point (63 Degrees 47 Minutes N - 80 Degrees 09 Minutes W), the eastern extremity of Southampton Island (the common limit with the Hudson Strait, see 9.10); thence from Seahorse northwestward, along the northern coast of Southampton Island, to Cape Munn (65 Degrees 54 Minutes 45 Seconds N - 85 Degrees 31 Minutes 30 Seconds W), the northern extremity of this island; thence a line joining Cape Munn northwestward to Beach Point (66 Degrees 12 Minutes N - 85 Degrees 52 Minutes W), on the coast of Canada (the common limit with the Hudson Bay, see 9.11); and thence from Beach Point westward, along the northern coast of Canada, to Cape Bathurst (70 Degrees 34 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 128 Degrees 02 Minutes W). On the West: A line joining Cape Bathurst northeastward to Cape Kellett (71 Degrees 58 Minutes N - 126 Degrees 01 Minutes W), the western extremity of Banks Island; thence from Cape Kellett northward, along the western coast of this island, to Cape Prince Alfred (74 Degrees 20 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 124 Degrees 46 Minutes W), the northwestern extremity thereof; and thence a line joining Cape Prince Alfred northward to Griffiths Point (76 Degrees 05 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 123 Degrees 01 Minutes W), the western extremity of Prince Patrick Island (the common limit with the Beaufort Sea, see 9.15). |