Hadley Bay
Encyclopedia
Hadley Bay is an Arctic
waterway in the Kitikmeot Region
, Nunavut
, Canada
. It is located in western Viscount Melville Sound
, by northern Victoria Island. It is east of Wynniatt Bay
, and 250 km (155.3 mi) north of the community of Cambridge Bay
.
flows north into Hadley Bay. The bay has several un-named islands within it.
Arctic
The Arctic is a region located at the northern-most part of the Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, Greenland, the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The Arctic region consists of a vast, ice-covered ocean, surrounded by treeless permafrost...
waterway in the Kitikmeot Region
Kitikmeot Region
Kitikmeot Region can refer to:* Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, a region of Nunavut.* Kitikmeot Region, Northwest Territories, a region of the Northwest Territories until 1999, with similar but non-coterminal boundaries to the above....
, Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is located in western Viscount Melville Sound
Viscount Melville Sound
Viscount Melville Sound is an arm of the Arctic Ocean in Kitikmeot, Nunavut, Canada. Forming part of the Parry Channel, it separates Victoria Island and Prince of Wales Island from the Queen Elizabeth Islands. East of the sound lies Lancaster Sound, leading into Baffin Bay; westward lies the...
, by northern Victoria Island. It is east of Wynniatt Bay
Wynniatt Bay
Wynniatt Bay is an Arctic waterway and large inlet on the north side of Victoria Island, Canada, between the Richard Collinson Inlet and Hadley Bay. Most of the bay is in the Northwest Territories, but its eastern extremities are in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. The bay opens into Viscount...
, and 250 km (155.3 mi) north of the community of Cambridge Bay
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
Cambridge Bay, named for Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, is a hamlet located in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada...
.
Geography
The Nanook RiverNanook River
The Nanook River is located on Victoria Island in Northern Canada, commencing in the Northwest Territories and ending in Nunavut....
flows north into Hadley Bay. The bay has several un-named islands within it.