Norwegian Bay

Bay in Nunavut, Canada
77°30′N 90°30′W / 77.500°N 90.500°W / 77.500; -90.500 (Norwegian Bay)[1]Ocean/sea sourcesArctic OceanBasin countriesCanadaMax. length161 km (100 mi)[2]Max. width145 km (90 mi)SettlementsUninhabited

Norwegian Bay (French: Baie Norvégienne) is an Arctic Ocean waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Amund Ringnes Island is to the northwest (separated by the Hendriksen Strait from Cornwall Island), and Axel Heiberg Island is to the north. (Both Amund Ringnes Island and Axel Heiberg Island are part of the Sverdrup Islands.) Ellesmere Island is to the east, and Devon Island is to the south.

Six islands lie within Norwegian Bay. They are, from largest to smallest:

  • Cornwall Island (the largest and westernmost)
  • Graham Island
  • Buckingham
  • Table
  • Exmouth
  • Ekins

References

  1. ^ "Norwegian Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Norwegian Bay". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000. Archived from the original on 2004-07-02. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
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