Peary Bay | |
Location: | Nares Strait |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Nunavut |
Coords: | 79.2333°N -125°W |
Oceans: | Arctic Ocean |
Countries: | Canada |
Cities: | Uninhabited |
Peary Bay is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Nares Strait by eastern Ellesmere Island between the Cook Peninsula and the Bache Peninsula.
It was named in honour of the American explorer Robert Peary by Norwegian oceanographer and meteorologist Harald Sverdrup.[1]