De la Beche Bay explained

De la Beche Bay
Location:Viscount Melville Sound
Coords:75.2639°N -100.4°W
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut
Countries:Canada
Cities:Uninhabited

De la Beche Bay is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Located off southern Bathurst Island, the bay is an arm of Viscount Melville Sound. It is entered at Harding Point.[1]

It was named in honour of English geologist Sir Henry De la Beche.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sailing Directions, Arctic Canada . Government of Canada, Fisheries and Oceans. 1986. 3. 189. 0-660-12105-0.