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List of sounds (geography)

List of sounds (geography) is a earth science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of sounds (geography) rather than just read about it. In short: List of bodies of water called sound is an overview of all waterbodies with sound as part of the name. Australia Broad Sound near Clairview, Queensland Camden Sound at Kuri Bay, Western Australia Cockburn Sound, Western Australia Denham Sound, part of Shark Bay in Western Australia King George Sound at Albany, Western Australia King Sound at Derby, Western Australia Montague Sound, near Bigge Island, Western Austral…

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Reference excerpt

List of bodies of water called sound is an overview of all waterbodies with sound as part of the name.

Australia Broad Sound near Clairview, Queensland Camden Sound at Kuri Bay, Western Australia Cockburn Sound, Western Australia Denham Sound, part of Shark Bay in Western Australia King George Sound at Albany, Western Australia King Sound at Derby, Western Australia Montague Sound, near Bigge Island, Western Australia Noosa Sound, Shire of Noosa, Queensland, built in 1970 York Sound, Western Australia Capel Sound, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

Antarctic

Antarctic Sound, separates the Joinville Island group from the northeast end of the Antarctic Peninsula. Bird Sound Lang Sound Macfie Sound McMurdo Sound, a sound lying at the junction of the Ross Sea Peacock Sound Stange Sound Tryne Sound Wilkins Sound

Arctic Antarctic Sound, Greenland Smith Sound, between Greenland and Canada

Bahamas Exuma Sound, bordered by Eleuthera, Cat Island and Great Exuma, among others Millars Sound, New Providence North Sound, Bimini Rock Sound, Eleuthera

Bermuda Great Sound, towards the island's northwest end Little Sound, part of Great Sound Harrington Sound, towards the northeast end

British Virgin Islands North Sound, Virgin Gorda South Sound, Virgin Gorda

Canada Amet Sound on the northern coast of Nova Scotia on the Northumberland Strait Barkley Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia Baynes Sound between Denman Island and Vancouver Island, British Columbia Chatham Sound, off the North Coast of British Columbia Clayoquot Sound in Vancouver Island, British Columbia Cumberland Sound in Baffin Island's east coast Desolation Sound between the Discovery Islands and the coast of British Columbia Tasiujaq between Baffin Island and Bylot Island in Nunavut Eureka Sound between Ellesmere Island and Axel Heiberg Island in Nunavut Fitz Hugh Sound on the Central Coast of British Columbia Hamilton Sound between Fogo Island and the Island of Newfoundland Howe Sound, an inlet northwest of Vancouver, British Columbia Jones Sound between Devon Island and Ellesmere Island in Nunavut Kyuquot Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia Lancaster Sound between Devon Island and Baffin Island in Nunavut Mackenzie Sound in Broughton Archipelago of the Queen Charlotte Strait region Massey Sound between Amund Ringnes Island and Axel Heiberg Island in Nunavut Nansen Sound between Ellesmere Island and Axel Heiberg Island in Nunavut Newman Sound in Terra Nova National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia Northumberland Sound between Maclean Strait and Norwegian Bay, Nunavut Owen Sound in Ontario Parry Sound in Ontario Peel Sound between Prince of Wales Island and Somerset Island in Nunavut Quatsino Sound on northern Vancouver Island Queen Charlotte Sound off British Columbia Random Sound near Clarenville in Newfoundland and Labrador Roes Welcome Sound between Southampton Island and Hudson Bay's west shore in Nunavut Severn Sound in Ontario Viscount Melville Sound between Banks Island and Melville Island in Nunavut

Cayman Islands Frank Sound on Grand Cayman Little Sound on Grand Cayman North Sound on Grand Cayman South Hole Sound on Little Cayman South Sound on Grand Cayman

Chile Almirantazgo Sound Darwin Sound in Tierra del Fuego Otway Sound between Brunswick Peninsula and Riesco Island Reloncaví Sound Skyring Sound Última Esperanza Sound in the Magallanes Basin

Falkland Islands Adventure Sound in East Falkland Berkeley Sound in East Falkland Byron Sound in West Falkland Choiseul Sound in East Falkland Falkland Sound between East Falkland and West Falkland

France The Sound of Chausey

Germany Fehmarn Sound Strelasund

Republic of Ireland Achill Sound, that separates Achill Island from the mainland Dursey Sound, that separates Dursey Island from the mainland Ballycotton Sound, that separate the islands from the mainland Aran Islands North Sound / An Súnda ó Thuaidh (more accurately Bealach Locha Lurgan) lies between Inishmore and Lettermullen, County Galway. Gregory's Sound / Súnda Ghríoghóra (formerly known as Bealach na h-Áite) lies between Inishmore and Inishmaan. Foul Sound / An Súnda Salach (formerly known as Bealach na Fearbhaighe) lies between Inishmaan and Inisheer. South Sound / An Súnda ó Dheas (formerly known as Bealach na Fínnise) lies between Inisheer and County Clare.

Mexico Campeche Sound in Campeche

New Zealand "The Marlborough Sounds" is a local term for a complex of bays and inlets on the northern tip of the South Island, which comprises three main sounds:

Kenepuru Sound Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui Much further south, there are many fiords in the southwestern corner of the South Island incorrectly named as sounds, which collectively make up the coast of Fiordland National Park. From north to south, they are:

Piopiotahi / Milford Sound Te Hāpua / Sutherland Sound Hāwea / Bligh Sound Te Houhou / George Sound Taitetimu / Caswell Sound Taiporoporo / Charles Sound Hinenui / Nancy Sound Te Awa-o-Tū / Thompson Sound Kaikiekie / Bradshaw Sound Doubtful Sound / Patea Te Rā / Dagg Sound Te Puaitaha / Breaksea Sound Tamatea / Dusky Sound Moana-whenua-pōuri / Edwardson Sound (an arm of Taiari / Chalky Inlet) Te Korowhakaunu / Kanáris Sound (an arm of Taiari / Chalky Inlet) Isthmus Sound (an arm of Rakituma / Preservation Inlet) Te Awaroa / Long Sound (an extension of Rakituma / Preservation Inlet)

Philippines Casiguran Sound, in Aurora (province) Dinagat Sound, separates the islands of Dinagat and Siargao Malampaya Sound, in the Province of Palawan

Scandinavia On the coasts of the (western) Baltic Sea and Norway there are more than a hundred straits named "Sund" (the Scandinavian and German version of "sound"), mostly in connection with the name of the island they divide from the continent or a mainland. Alssund, strait between Als and Jutland in Denmark Drøbak Sound, separates the Norwegian cities of Drøbak and Hurum in the Oslofjord Prince Christian Sound in Southern Greenland Scoresby Sound, a fjord system on the eastern coast of Greenland Svendborgsund, strait separating the islands of Funen and Tåsinge in Denmark Øresund, sometimes translated into English as the Sound, a body of water between Sweden and Denmark

Solomon Islands New Georgia Sound in the New Georgia Islands region

United Kingdom

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of sounds (geography)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what List of sounds (geography) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In earth science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to List of sounds (geography) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of sounds (geography) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of sounds (geography)

In research: List of sounds (geography) appears in earth science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of sounds (geography) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of sounds (geography) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Coastal and oceanic landforms, Lists of bodies of water, Sounds (geography), so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of sounds (geography) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is List of sounds (geography) in simple terms?

List of bodies of water called sound is an overview of all waterbodies with sound as part of the name. Australia Broad Sound near Clairview, Queensland Camden Sound at Kuri Bay, Western Australia Cockburn Sound, Western Australia Denham Sound, part of Shark Bay in Western Australia King George Soun…

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