Irene Bay

Irene Bay
Irene Bay
Location	Eureka Sound
Coordinates	79°00′N81°47′W / 79.000°N 81.783°W / 79.000; -81.783 (Irene Bay) [1]
Ocean/sea sources	Arctic Ocean
Basin  countries	Canada
Settlements	Uninhabited

Irene Bay is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region. Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Eureka Sound by western Ellesmere Island.

Geography

The Sverdrup Pass, a 109 km (68 mi) long travel route across the island, extends from Irene Bay to Flagler Bay. ^[3]

Flora

In the late 1980s, several sites of fossilized tree stumps and branches were found on its northern shore, an area now characterized by Arctic willow shrubs. ^[4]

References

1. "Irene Bay". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada. 24 August 2024.
2. "Irene Bay". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada. 24 August 2024.
3. McCullough, Karen Margrethe (1989). The Ruin Islanders: Thule culture pioneers in the Eastern High Arctic. Archaeological Survey of Canada (Digitized 24 September 2008 ed.). Canadian Museum of Civilization. p. 17. ISBN   0-660-10793-7.
4. Thurston, T.; Raillard, M.; Svoboda, J. (Winter 1989). "New fossil forest site at Irene Bay, Ellesmere Island, N.W.T." ucalgary.ca. Retrieved 11 June 2009.^{[ dead link ]}