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Batty Bay
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Batty Bay, Somerset Island, Nunavut, Canada.
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Batty Bay
Location Prince Regent Inlet
Coordinates 73°14′N91°25′W / 73.233°N 91.417°W / 73.233; -91.417 (Batty Bay) [1]
Ocean/sea sources Arctic Ocean
Basin  countriesCanada
Max. length10 km (6.2 mi)
SettlementsUninhabited

Batty Bay is a narrow bay in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is an arm of Prince Regent Inlet on the eastern side of Somerset Island.

History

It was an area frequented by Arctic explorers such as Sir John Franklin [3] and Captain John Ross, [4] who left his boats there in 1832. The explorer William Kennedy wintered there in 1852.

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References

  1. "Batty Bay". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada. 30 May 2024.
  2. "Batty Bay". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada. 30 May 2024.
  3. Simmonds, Peter Lund (1853). Sir John Franklin and the Arctic Regions: A Narrative, Showing the Progress of British Enterprise for the Discovery of the North-west Passage During the Nineteenth Century: with Notices of All the Expeditions Sent in Search of the Missing Vessels Under Captain Sir John Franklin (Digitized 19 October 2007 ed.). G. Routledge & Co. p. 114.
  4. "Letter from Captain Ross, 1833 Ross's Expedition, 1829". arcticwebsite.com. Retrieved 7 May 2009.