Mistake Bay Explained

Mistake Bay
Location:Hudson Bay
Coords:62.15°N -147°W
Oceans:Arctic Ocean
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut
Countries:Canada
Cities:Tavani, Nunavut (ghost town)

Mistake Bay is a waterway in the Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in northwestern Hudson Bay by the old mining settlement and trading post of Tavani. Mistake Bay, to the south of Wilson Bay, has numerous islands and shoals.[1]

The Saint Francois Xavier mission was founded here in 1939 or 1940 by Father Dunleavy.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Geospatial-intelligence Agency. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Newfoundland, Labrador, and Hudson Bay Enroute. 28 December 2010. January 2005. ProStar Publications. 978-1-57785-661-0. 275–.
  2. Book: Laugrand, Frédéric . Mourir et renaître: la réception du christianisme par les Inuit de l'Arctique de l'Est canadien (1890-1940). 28 December 2010. 2002. Presses Université Laval. French. 978-2-7637-7823-5. 111–.