Dobbin Bay is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Kane Basin, Nares Strait by eastern Ellesmere Island, south of the Darling Peninsula.

Dobbin Bay
HMS Alert in Dobbin Bay, 1875
Dobbin Bay is located in Nunavut
Dobbin Bay
Dobbin Bay
LocationKane Basin, Nares Strait
Coordinates79°45′N 73°45′W / 79.750°N 73.750°W / 79.750; -73.750 (Dobbin Bay)[1]
Ocean/sea sourcesArctic Ocean
Basin countriesCanada
SettlementsUninhabited

Exploration

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During the British Arctic Expedition of 1875 under George Nares, ancient cairns were found on Washington Irving Island (79°34′N 73°00′W / 79.567°N 73.000°W / 79.567; -73.000 (Washington Irving Island)[2]), located in the mouth of the bay.[3]

The area was also explored by Adolphus Greely during his Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881–1884.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Dobbin Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Washington Irving Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 10 July 2024.
  3. ^ McCullough, K.; Schledermann, P. (October 1999). "Mystery cairns of Washington Irving Island". Polar Record. 35 (195): 289–298. Bibcode:1999PoRec..35..289M. doi:10.1017/s0032247400015643.
  4. ^ Greely, Adolphus Washington (1886). Three years of Arctic service: an account of the Lady Franklin bay expedition of 1881-84, and the attainment of the farthest north. Vol. 2. Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 104. ISBN 0-665-08089-1. Retrieved 10 July 2024.