Labyrinth Bay

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Labyrinth Bay
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Labyrinth Bay
Location Queen Maud Gulf
Coordinates 68°25′N105°17′W / 68.417°N 105.283°W / 68.417; -105.283 (Labyrinth Bay) [1]
Ocean/sea sources Arctic Ocean
Basin  countriesCanada
SettlementsUninhabited

Labyrinth Bay is an Arctic waterway in Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in southwestern Queen Maud Gulf off Nunavut's mainland.

Described by Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson as being dotted with numerous islands, southward from the bay lies a range of rocky hills. [3]

Foggy Bay and Conolly Bay are nearby. [4]

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References

  1. "Labyrinth Bay". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada. 23 May 2024.
  2. "Labyrinth Bay". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada. 23 May 2024.
  3. Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (2005). Great Adventures and Explorations: From the Earliest Times to the Present as Told by the Explorers Themselves. Kessinger Publishing. p. 523. ISBN   1-4179-9090-2.
  4. "Labyrinth Bay". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 1 September 2009.