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Scoresby Bay is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Nares Strait by eastern Ellesmere Island's Darling Peninsula, west of Nunatami, Greenland.
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Map of Scoresby Bay, Baffin, Unorganized, NU, Canada
The bay is named in honor of William Scoresby, an English Arctic explorer and scientist.
Geography
The area is characterized as a flood plain of gravel and silt.
References
Scoresby Bay Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA