Norwegian Bay

Norwegian Bay
Norwegian Bay and some of its islands.
Location	Arctic ocean
Coordinates	77°29′59″N 90°29′59″W / 77.49972°N 90.49972°W / 77.49972; -90.49972 (Norwegian Bay)Coordinates: 77°29′59″N 90°29′59″W / 77.49972°N 90.49972°W / 77.49972; -90.49972 (Norwegian Bay)
Countries	Canada
Max. length	161 km (100 mi)[1]
Max. width	145 km (90 mi)
Settlements	Uninhabited

Norwegian Bay is an Arctic ocean waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region. Nunavut, Canada. Amund Ringnes Island is to the northwest (separated by 10 km (6.2 mi) wide Hendriksen Strait from Cornwall Island), and Axel Heiberg Island to the north (both islands being part of the Sverdrup Islands), Ellesmere Island is to the east, and Devon Island is to the south. Six islands lie within Norwegian Bay:

• Cornwall Island (the largest and westernmost)
• Graham Island
• Buckingham
• Table
• Exmouth
• Ekins

References

1. ^ "Norwegian Bay". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000. http://www.bartleby.com/69/39/N05039.html. Retrieved 2008-06-04. 

• Norwegian Bay at Atlas of Canada