Skene Bay
Skene Bay is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Located off southern Melville Island, the bay is an arm of Viscount Melville Sound.
| Skene Bay | |
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  Skene Bay | |
| Location | Viscount Melville Sound |
| Coordinates | 75°N 107.83°W |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Settlements | Uninhabited |
It is named after Lieut. Edward Monte Skene who served on Arctic expeditions with Sir John Ross in 1818, and with Sir William Edward Parry in 1819.[1][2]
References
- Taylor, Isaac (1898). Names and their histories: a handbook of historical geography and topographical nomenclature (2 ed.). Rivingtons. pp. 260.
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- Tait, William; Christian Isobel Johnstone (1849). Digitized Oct 16, 2007 (ed.). Tait's Edinburgh magazine. 16. W. Tait. p. 549.
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