Hadley Bay
| Hadley Bay | |
|---|---|
  Hadley Bay | |
| Location | Viscount Melville Sound |
| Coordinates | 73°01′02″N 110°15′07″W / 73.01722°N 110.25194°W[1] |
| River sources | Nanook River |
| Ocean/sea sources | Arctic Ocean |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Settlements | Uninhabited |
Hadley Bay (/ˈhædliː/ , HAD-lee)[2] is an Arctic waterway in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in western Viscount Melville Sound, by northern Victoria Island. It is east of Wynniatt Bay, and 250 km (160 mi) north of the community of Cambridge Bay. The northwest portion of the bay lies in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories.
Geography
The Nanook River flows north into Hadley Bay.[3] The bay has several unnamed islands within it.
History
Its recent history has included mining exploration.[4]
References
- ^ "Hadley Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Hadley". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ Hodgins, Bruce W.; Gwyneth Hoyle (1994). Canoeing north into the unknown: a record of river travel, 1874 to 1974. Dundurn Press Ltd. p. 253. ISBN 0-920474-93-4.
- ^ INAC Nunavut Regional Office. "Exploration and Mining in Nunavut (January - August 2002)". Nunavut Rocks. ainc-inac.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 6 February 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
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