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Norwegian Bay

Coordinates: 77°30′N 90°30′W / 77.500°N 90.500°W / 77.500; -90.500 (Norwegian Bay)[1]
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Norwegian Bay
Closeup view of Graham Island and Norwegian Bay.
Norwegian Bay and some of its islands.
Norwegian Bay is located in Nunavut
Norwegian Bay
Norwegian Bay
LocationBetween Massey Sound and Jones Sound
Coordinates77°30′N 90°30′W / 77.500°N 90.500°W / 77.500; -90.500 (Norwegian Bay)[1]
Ocean/sea sourcesArctic Ocean
Basin countriesCanada
Max. 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:

References

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  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.