Maxwell Bay is a waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It lies off the southern coast of Devon Island in the eastern high Arctic. Like Croker Bay to the east, it is an arm of Lancaster Sound and Barrow Strait.

Maxwell Bay
Maxwell Bay is located in Nunavut
Maxwell Bay
Maxwell Bay
LocationLancaster Sound
Coordinates74°40′00″N 88°48′30″W / 74.66667°N 88.80833°W / 74.66667; -88.80833 (Maxwell Bay)[1]
Ocean/sea sourcesArctic Ocean
Basin countriesCanada
SettlementsUninhabited

Maxwell Bay was named by William Edward Parry in honour of Sir Murray Maxwell.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Maxwell Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. August 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Gardner, Charles Kitchell (1822). The Literary and Scientific Repository, and Critical Review. Vol. 4 (Digitized February 26, 2007 ed.). Wiley and Halsted. p. 67.
  3. ^ The Gentleman's magazine (Digitized August 2, 2005 ed.). F. Jefferie. 1820. p. 546.