Bylot Sound
| Bylot Sound | |
|---|---|
Saunders Island with Bylot Sound on the left and Wolstenholme Island in the background | |
| Location | Greenland; between Saunders Island and the mainland |
| Coordinates | 76°24′51″N 69°44′46″W / 76.41417°N 69.74611°W |
| Part of | Arctic Ocean |
| Ocean/sea sources | Baffin Bay |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Max. length | 37 km (23 mi) |
| Max. width | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
| Frozen | Most of the year |
| Islands | Saunders Island and Wolstenholme Island |
| Settlements | Pituffik Space Base |
Bylot Sound is the strait between the mainland of Greenland and Saunders Island and Wolstenholme Island in the Avannaata municipality, northwest Greenland. North Star Bay is the eastern part of the sound.