Batty Bay

Batty Bay is a narrow bay in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is an arm of Prince Regent Inlet on the eastern side of Somerset Island.

Batty Bay
Batty Bay, Somerset Island, Nunavut, Canada.
Batty Bay
LocationPrince Regent Inlet
Coordinates73°13′59″N 91°25′0″W
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length10 km (6.2 mi)
SettlementsUninhabited

History

It was an area frequented by Arctic explorers such as Sir John Franklin[1] and Captain John Ross,[2] who left his boats there in 1832. William Kennedy (explorer) wintered there in 1852.

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