Frobisher Bay
| Frobisher Bay Frobisher Bay |
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| Waters | Labrador Sea ( Atlantic Ocean ) | |
| Land mass | Baffin Island | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 50 ′ N , 66 ° 35 ′ W | |
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| width | Max. 40 km | |
| length | 230 km | |
| Islands | Chase Island , Gabriel Island , Bruce Island , Fletcher Island , Pike Island , Augustus Island u. a. | |
| Tributaries | Armshaw River , Sylvia Grinnell River | |
 Frobisher Bay between the Meta-Incognita and Hall peninsulas |
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The Frobisher Bay ( English Frobisher Bay ) is an arm of the Labrador Sea , which extends from the southeast about 230 km into the Baffin Island in Nunavut in northeast Canada .
It is enclosed by the two peninsulas Meta-Incognita (in the southwest) and Hall (in the northeast). In its interior lies the coastal town of Iqaluit (formerly Frobisher Bay ).
The bay opens towards the Labrador Sea . Near this opening are Loks Island , Edgell Island and Resolution Island .
Frobisher Bay was discovered by Martin Frobisher in 1576 . At that time, however, he mistakenly assumed, based on the Zeno map , to be off the coast of Greenland .
Web links
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Frobisher Bay in The Canadian Encyclopedia (English)
- ^ William J. Mills: Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-Clio, Santa Barbara 2003, p. 247, ISBN 978-1576074220 .