Walker Bay (Northwest Territories)

Walker Bay is a Canadian Arctic waterway in the Northwest Territories. It is an eastern arm of Amundsen Gulf. The bay is located on western Victoria Island, between Jago Bay, in the north, and Minto Inlet, in the south. It is at the south entrance of Prince of Wales Strait. Fort Collinson is on the bay's northern shore.

Henry Larsen wintered here in 1940. The area is the ancestral home of Copper Inuit.[1]

References
  1. VanStone, James VV. (1994-02-24). "The Noice Collection of Copper Inuit Material Culture". Noice Collection. Retrieved 2008-11-01.


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