Elwin Bay is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located Prince Regent Inlet by the northeastern shore of Somerset Island. Port Leopold is nearby.
Elwin Bay | |
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Elwin Bay | |
Location | Prince Regent Inlet |
Coordinates | 73°31′59″N 90°55′0″W / 73.53306°N 90.91667°W |
Basin countries | Canada |
Settlements | Uninhabited |
In 1852, in search of the lost Franklin expedition, the French Arctic explorer Lieutenant Joseph René Bellot spent time in the bay and its surrounds.[1]
It is filled with the skeletons and bones of several hundred beluga left by whalers. Many hunters died on whaling expeditions.