Nabukjuak Bay

Nabukjuak Bay
Location Foxe Basin
Coordinates 65°24′N 77°25′W / 65.40°N 77.41°W / 65.40; -77.41 (Nabukjuak Bay)Coordinates: 65°24′N 77°25′W / 65.40°N 77.41°W / 65.40; -77.41 (Nabukjuak Bay)
Basin countries Canada
Settlements Uninhabited

Nabukjuak Bay is an arm of the Foxe Basin in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located on the northeastern Foxe Peninsula, in western Baffin Island. The closest community is Cape Dorset, situated 143 km (89 mi) to the south,[1] while Nuwata, a former settlement, is situated 32.5 km (20.2 mi) to the west. Low and flat land characteristics proceed in a southeast direction from the bay.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Nabukjuak Bay". travelingluck: travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
  2. ↑ Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1943). "The Geographical journal". 101-102 (Digitized Jul 25, 2006). Royal Geographical Society: 236.


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