Peary Bay
Peary Bay is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Nares Strait by eastern Ellesmere Island between the Cook Peninsula and the Bache Peninsula.
| Peary Bay | |
|---|---|
  Peary Bay | |
| Location | Nares Strait |
| Coordinates | 79°13′59″N 75°49′59″W |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Settlements | Uninhabited |
It was named in honor of the American explorer Robert Peary by Norwegian oceanographer and meteorologist Harald Sverdrup.[1]
References
- Hobbs, William Herbert (1936). Peary (Digitized Aug 26, 2008 ed.). Macmillan. p. 206.
- Peary Bay, Nunavut at Atlas of Canada
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