Navy Board Inlet

Navy Board Inlet (73°00′N 080°50′W / 73.000°N 80.833°W / 73.000; -80.833 (Navy Board Inlet)Coordinates: 73°00′N 080°50′W / 73.000°N 80.833°W / 73.000; -80.833 (Navy Board Inlet)) is a body of water in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region. It is an arm of Lancaster Sound, after which it proceeds southerly before it empties into Eclipse Sound. It is 113 km (70 mi) long and 10 to 29 km (6.2 to 18.0 mi) wide.[1]

The inlet separates Baffin Island to the west from Bylot Island to the east, making it part of the Sirmilik National Park. There are a few islands within Navy Board Inlet, including the Wollaston Islands.

History

Navy Board Inlet was first discovered by Admiral Sir Edward Parry in 1819.[2]

In literature

Navy Board Inlet is the setting for Rudyard Kipling's story Quiquern, in The Second Jungle Book.

References

  1. ↑ "Navy Board Inlet". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. bartleby.com. 2000. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  2. ↑ Mills, W.J.; Clammer, D. (2003). Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 53. ISBN 1-57607-422-6.


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