Dobbin Bay

Dobbin Bay
HMS Alert in Dobbin Bay, 1875
Dobbin Bay
Location	Kane Basin, Nares Strait
Coordinates	79°45′N73°45′W / 79.750°N 73.750°W / 79.750; -73.750 (Dobbin Bay) [1]
Ocean/sea sources	Arctic Ocean
Basin  countries	Canada
Settlements	Uninhabited

Dobbin Bay is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Kane Basin, Nares Strait by eastern Ellesmere Island, south of the Darling Peninsula.

Exploration

During the British Arctic Expedition of 1875 under George Nares, ancient cairns were found on Washington Irving Island ( 79°34′N73°00′W / 79.567°N 73.000°W / 79.567; -73.000 (Washington Irving Island) ^[3] ), located in the mouth of the bay. ^[4]

The area was also explored by Adolphus Greely during his Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881–1884. ^[5]

References

1. "Dobbin Bay". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada. 10 July 2024.
2. "Dobbin Bay". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada. 10 July 2024.
3. "Washington Irving Island". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada. 10 July 2024.
4. McCullough, K.; Schledermann, P. (October 1999). "Mystery cairns of Washington Irving Island" . Polar Record . 35 (195): 289–298. Bibcode:1999PoRec..35..289M. doi:10.1017/s0032247400015643.
5. Greely, Adolphus Washington (1886). Three years of Arctic service: an account of the Lady Franklin bay expedition of 1881-84, and the attainment of the farthest north. Vol. 2. Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 104. ISBN   0-665-08089-1 . Retrieved 10 July 2024.