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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Brae Bay

Brae Bay (previous alternate: Broe Bay) is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Jones Sound by northern Devon Island, just north of the Devon Ice Cap and 12 km (7.5 mi) north of the Sverdrup Glacier (75°40′40″N 83°16′20″W / 75.67778°N 83.27222°W / 75.67778; -83.27222 (Sverdrup Glacier)}.

The Inuit community of Grise Fiord on Ellesmere Island lies 71 km (44 mi) to the north and the abandoned settlement of Craig Harbour is 77 km (48 mi) to the northeast.

References

  1. ^ "Brae Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 31 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Geographical Names in the Canadian North" (PDF). Arctic. ucalgary.ca: 193. doi:10.14430/arctic3744.
  3. ^ "Point-to-point distance Brae Bay – Sverdrup Glacier". 16 February 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Sverdrup Glacier". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 31 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Point-to-point distance Brae Bay – Grise Fiord". 16 February 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Point-to-point distance Brae Bay – Craig Harbour". 16 February 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2024.