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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Purchase Bay

Purchase Bay is a fjord in the Arctic Archipelago, on the western side of Melville Island, Northwest Territories, Canada. It is approximately 65 km (40 mi) long. It was named for the engineer of HMS Intrepid, Thomas Purchase, during the Belcher expedition

References

  1. ^ "Purchase Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 3 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Gazetteer of the Northwest Territories" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.