Princess Marie Bay Explained

Princess Marie Bay
Location:Nares Strait
Coords:79.3333°N -76°W
Oceans:Arctic Ocean
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut
Countries:Canada
Cities:Uninhabited

Princess Marie Bay is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Nares Strait by eastern Ellesmere Island, and marks the southwestern edge of Cook Peninsula. It is also south of the Sven Hedin Glacier.

Fauna

Its lowland habitat is characterized by wet sedge meadows.[1]

Exploration

Robert Peary's 1898 exploration included this bay.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Henry. G.. B. Freedman . J. Svoboda . March 1986. Survey of Vegetated Areas and Muskox Populations in East-Central Ellesmere Island. Arctic. ucalgary.ca. 39. 1. 80. 10.14430/arctic2050.
  2. Web site: Conquest of the North — Story of Com. Peary's Life . Ingersoll . Ernest . 1920 . June 11, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080515124440/http://pearyhenson.org/robertepeary/cover.htm . May 15, 2008 .

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