- Dobbin Bay
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Dobbin Bay Location Nares Strait Coordinates 79°40′01″N 73°00′00″W / 79.667°N 73.000°WCoordinates: 79°40′01″N 73°00′00″W / 79.667°N 73.000°W Countries Canada Settlements Uninhabited Dobbin Bay is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Nares Strait by eastern Ellesmere Island, south of the Darling Peninsula.
Exploration
During the British Arctic Expedition of 1875 under George Nares, ancient cairns were found on Washington Irving Island, located in the mouth of the bay.[1]
The area was also explored by Adolphus Washington Greely during his expedition of 1881-1884.[2]
References
- ^ McCullough, K.; Schledermann, P. (Oct. 1999). "Mystery cairns of Washington Irving Island". Polar record 35 (195). http://www.aina.ucalgary.ca/scripts/minisa.dll/144/proe/propub/au+mccullough,+k*+and+rt+any+p?COMMANDSEARCH.
- ^ Greely, Adolphus Washington (1886). Three years of Arctic service: an account of the Lady Franklin bay expedition of 1881-84, and the attainment of the farthest north. 2 (Digitized Nov 6, 2008 ed.). C. Scribner's sons. pp. 104. ISBN 0665080891. http://books.google.com/?id=btSfAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA104&lpg=PA104&dq=%22dobbin+bay%22.
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- Ellesmere Island
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