Lord Mayor Bay
Encyclopedia
Lord Mayor Bay is an Arctic
waterway in Kitikmeot Region
, Nunavut
, Canada
. It is located in the west of the Gulf of Boothia
.
The bay is roughly diamond-shaped. To the north-east the bay opens into the Gulf of Boothia
; the Astronomical Society Islands
lie in the bay's mouth. The Nunavut
mainland surrounds the rest of the bay; to the north-west is the Boothia Peninsula
.
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 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 the west of the Gulf of Boothia
Gulf of Boothia
The Gulf of Boothia is a body of water in Nunavut, Canada, the western side being within Kitikmeot Region while the eastern side is in Qikiqtaaluk Region. It is situated between Baffin Island and the Boothia Peninsula...
.
The bay is roughly diamond-shaped. To the north-east the bay opens into the Gulf of Boothia
Gulf of Boothia
The Gulf of Boothia is a body of water in Nunavut, Canada, the western side being within Kitikmeot Region while the eastern side is in Qikiqtaaluk Region. It is situated between Baffin Island and the Boothia Peninsula...
; the Astronomical Society Islands
Astronomical Society Islands
The Astronomical Society Islands are members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. They are located in western Gulf of Boothia at the mouth of Lord Mayor Bay. The group is near the Boothia Peninsula and south of the Copeland Islands....
lie in the bay's mouth. The 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...
mainland surrounds the rest of the bay; to the north-west is the Boothia Peninsula
Boothia Peninsula
Boothia Peninsula is a large peninsula in Nunavut's northern Canadian Arctic, south of Somerset Island. The northern part, Murchison Promontory, is the northernmost point of mainland Canada, and thus North America....
.