Irene Bay is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region. Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Eureka Sound by western Ellesmere Island.
Irene Bay | |
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Irene Bay | |
Location | Eureka Sound |
Coordinates | 79°04′N 81°42′W / 79.067°N 81.700°W |
Basin countries | Canada |
Settlements | Uninhabited |
The Sverdrup Pass, a 68 mi (109 km) long travel route across the island, extends from Irene Bay to Flagler Bay.[1]
In the late 1980s, several sites of fossilized tree stumps and branches were found on its northern shore, an area now characterized by Arctic willow shrubs.[2]