Croker Bay (originally: Croker's Bay) is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It lies off the southern coast of Devon Island in the eastern high Arctic. Like Maxwell Bay to the west, it is an arm of Lancaster Sound and Barrow Strait.
| Croker Bay | |
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 Croker Bay and glacier seen from the sea | |
  Croker Bay | |
| Location | Lancaster Sound |
| Coordinates | 74°42′N 83°15′W / 74.700°N 83.250°W[1] |
| Ocean/sea sources | Arctic Ocean |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Settlements | Uninhabited |
The abandoned Dundas Harbour is 32 km (20 mi) to the east.[2]
Croker's Bay was named by William Edward Parry in honour of John Wilson Croker.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Croker Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Point-to-point distance Croker Bay – Dundas Harbour". 16 February 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Gardner, Charles Kitchell (1822). The Literary and Scientific Repository, and Critical Review. Vol. 4 (Digitized 26 February 2007 ed.). Wiley and Halsted. p. 65.
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