Peary Bay

Summary

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 is located in Nunavut
Peary Bay
Peary Bay
LocationNares Strait
Coordinates79°13′59″N 75°49′59″W / 79.23306°N 75.83306°W / 79.23306; -75.83306 (Peary Bay)
Basin countriesCanada
SettlementsUninhabited

It was named in honor of the American explorer Robert Peary by Norwegian oceanographer and meteorologist Harald Sverdrup.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Hobbs, William Herbert (1936). Peary (Digitized Aug 26, 2008 ed.). Macmillan. p. 206.