Navy Board Inlet Explained

Navy Board Inlet is a body of water in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region. It is an arm of Lancaster Sound, after which it proceeds southerly before it empties into Eclipse Sound. It is 113km (70miles) long and 10kmto29kmkm (10milesto18mileskm) wide.^[1]

The inlet separates Baffin Island to the west from Bylot Island to the east, making it part of the Sirmilik National Park. There are a few islands within Navy Board Inlet, including the Wollaston Islands.

History

Navy Board Inlet was first discovered by Admiral Sir Edward Parry in 1819.^[2]

In literature

Navy Board Inlet is the setting for Rudyard Kipling's story "Quiquern", in The Second Jungle Book.

External links

• Photos:
  • Cruise ship within the inlet
  • Sky above the inlet
  • Glaciers draining into the inlet

73.2167°N -122°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Navy Board Inlet . 2008-09-21 . 2000 . The Columbia Gazetteer of North America . bartleby.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050507182725/http://bartleby.com/69/46/N01446.html . 2005-05-07 .
2. Book: Mills, W.J. . Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia . Clammer, D. . 2003 . ABC-CLIO . 1-57607-422-6 . 53.