Griffin Inlet

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Griffin Inlet is a body of water in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Situated in Wellington Channel, it lies north of Cape Bowden, off the southwestern coast of Devon Island, in the eastern high Arctic.

Qikiqtaaluk Region Region of Nunavut, Canada

The Qikiqtaaluk Region, Qikiqtani Region or Baffin Region is the easternmost administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. Qikiqtaaluk is the traditional Inuktitut name for Baffin Island. Although the Qikiqtaaluk Region is the most commonly used name in official contexts, several notable public organisations, including Statistics Canada prefer the older term Baffin Region.

Nunavut Territory of Canada

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It was discovered by and named for Samuel P. Griffin, commander of the ship Rescue during the search for the lost Sir John Franklin expedition. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ Smucker, Samuel Mosheim (1857). Arctic Explorations and Discoveries During the Nineteenth Century: Being Detailed Accounts of the Several Expeditions to the North Seas, Both English and American, Conducted by Ross, Parry, Back, Franklin, M'Clure, and Others, Including the First Grinnell Expedition, Under Lieutenant De Haven (Digitized Dec 7, 2007 ed.). Miller, Orton. p. 397.

Coordinates: 75°07′06″N092°10′04″W / 75.11833°N 92.16778°W / 75.11833; -92.16778 (Griffin Inlet)

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