Brae Bay

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Brae Bay
Brae Bay is located in Nunavut
Brae Bay
Brae Bay
LocationJones Sound
Coordinates75°47′N 83°15′W / 75.783°N 83.250°W / 75.783; -83.250 (Brae Bay)[1]
Basin countriesCanada
SettlementsUninhabited

Brae Bay (previous alternate: Broe Bay)[3] 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 12 km (7.5 mi)[4] north of the Sverdrup Glacier (75°40′40″N 83°16′20″W / 75.67778°N 83.27222°W / 75.67778; -83.27222 (Sverdrup Glacier)[5]).

The Inuit community of Grise Fiord on Ellesmere Island lies 71 km (44 mi) to the north and the abandoned settlement of Craig Harbour is 77 km (48 mi)[6] to the northeast.

References

  1. ↑ "Brae Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 31 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Brae Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 31 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Geographical Names in the Canadian North" (PDF). Arctic. ucalgary.ca: 193. doi:10.14430/arctic3744.
  4. ↑ "Point-to-point distance Brae Bay – Sverdrup Glacier". 16 February 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Sverdrup Glacier". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 31 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Point-to-point distance Brae Bay – Craig Harbour". 16 February 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2024.