Pioneer Bay is a waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It lies off the southwestern coast of Devon Island in the eastern high Arctic. Like Baring Bay to the south and Prince Alfred Bay to the north, it is an arm of Wellington Channel.
Pioneer Bay | |
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Location | Wellington Channel |
Coordinates | 76°07′N 92°39′W / 76.11°N 92.65°W |
Basin countries | Canada |
Settlements | Uninhabited |
History
editIn 1908, Frederick Cook, an American explorer and physician, explored in this region.[1]
References
edit- ^ Mills, William James (2003). Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 187. ISBN 1-57607-422-6.