Ootah Bay
| Ootah Bay | ||
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| Waters | M'Clintock Inlet ( Arctic Ocean ) | |
| Land mass | Ellesmere Island | |
| Geographical location | 82 ° 47 ′ N , 76 ° 8 ′ W | |
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| width | approx. 2.5 km | |
| length | approx. 13 km | |
The Ootah Bay is a tributary of McClintock Inlet , a fjord of the Arctic Ocean in the north of Ellesmere Island . It belongs to Quttinirpaaq National Park in the territory of Nunavut in Canada and is about 92 km from Cape Columbia removed.
The bay is named after Ootah, one of the four Inuit who took part in Robert Edwin Peary's expedition to the North Pole in 1909 . Egingwah Bay , on the opposite side of M'Clintock Inlet , is also named after a participant of this expedition.
climate
The climate at Ootah Bay is highly arctic with very little rainfall. The average temperature in the summer months of June, July and August 0 ° C. In winter the air temperature can drop below −40 ° C. Polar day and polar night each last over 4.5 months. Northern lights also occur .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Detailed Info - Metadata (English) - Natural Resources Canada (www4.rncan.gc.ca), accessed September 19, 2013
- ↑ Calculated Distance ( Memento of the original from September 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) - Natural Resources Canada (www4.rncan.gc.ca), accessed September 19, 2013
- ↑ North Pole Expedition Photos (English) - National Geographic , accessed September 18, 2013
