Brae Bay Explained

Brae Bay
Location:Jones Sound
Coords:75.7833°N -98°W
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut
Countries:Canada
Cities:Uninhabited

Brae Bay (previous alternate: Broe Bay)[1] is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Jones Sound by northern Devon Island, just north of the Devon Ice Cap and [2] north of the Sverdrup Glacier (75.6778°N -83.2722°W}.

The Inuit community of Grise Fiord on Ellesmere Island lies [3] to the north and the abandoned settlement of Craig Harbour is [4] to the northeast.

Notes and References

  1. Geographical Names in the Canadian North. Arctic. ucalgary.ca. 193. 10.14430/arctic3744.
  2. Web site: Point-to-point distance Brae Bay – Sverdrup Glacier. 31 May 2024. 16 February 2021.
  3. Web site: Point-to-point distance Brae Bay – Grise Fiord. 31 May 2024. 16 February 2021.
  4. Web site: Point-to-point distance Brae Bay – Craig Harbour. 31 May 2024. 16 February 2021.