Peary Bay Explained

Peary Bay
Location:Nares Strait
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut
Coords:79.2331°N -75.8331°W
Countries:Canada
Cities:Uninhabited

Peary Bay is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Nares Strait by eastern Ellesmere Island between the Cook Peninsula and the Bache Peninsula.

It was named in honor of the American explorer Robert Peary by Norwegian oceanographer and meteorologist Harald Sverdrup.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hobbs, William Herbert . Peary. Macmillan. 1936. Digitized Aug 26, 2008. 206.