Copes Bay

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Copes Bay
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Copes Bay
Location Nares Strait
Coordinates 79°25′0″N76°30′0″W / 79.41667°N 76.50000°W / 79.41667; -76.50000 (Copes Bay) [1]
Ocean/sea sources Arctic Ocean
Basin  countriesCanada
SettlementsUninhabited

Copes Bay is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Nares Strait by eastern Ellesmere Island, and marks the northern edge of Cook Peninsula.

Exploration

English adventurer David Hempleman-Adams passed through Copes Bay during his solo trek to the Geomagnetic North Pole in 2003. [3]

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References

  1. "Copes Bay". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada. 16 June 2024.
  2. "Copes Bay". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada. 16 June 2024.
  3. Uhlig, Robert (8 April 2003). "'This was the hardest yet. It's time to stop.'". telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2009.