Pelly Bay (disambiguation)

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Pelly Bay is an Arctic waterway in Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada.

Pelly Bay may also refer to:

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Kugaaruk Hamlet in Nunavut, Canada

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The Kitikmeot Region was part of the Northwest Territories until division in April 1999 when most of the region became part of Nunavut. It consisted of Victoria Island with the adjacent part of the mainland as far as the Boothia Peninsula, together with King William Island and the southern portion of Prince of Wales Island. The regional seat was Cambridge Bay.

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Pelly Bay

Pelly Bay is an Arctic waterway in Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Gulf of Boothia. To the east, it is bounded by the Simpson Peninsula. Helen Island lies in the bay. Pelly Bay is named after Sir John Pelly, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, that managed the British colony of Rupert's Land, that Pelly Bay was located within when it was named.

Ovide Alakannuark was a Canadian territorial level politician from Pelly Bay, Northwest Territories. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut from 1999 until 2004.

William Lyall, known as Bill Lyall, of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada, is a former territorial politician. Lyall was elected to the 8th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly in the 1975 election.

Uvayuq mountain in Canada

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Simpson Peninsula peninsula in Nunavut, Canada

The Simpson Peninsula is a peninsula in the Gulf of Boothia in Canada's Nunavut territory. It is surrounded by waterways on three sides: Pelly Bay to the west, the Gulf of Boothia to the north, and Committee Bay to the east. Kugaaruk, a Netsilik Inuit hamlet, is located on its western coast.

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