Admiralty Inlet (Nunavut)

This article is about the inlet in northern Canada. For the inlet in Washington state, see Admiralty Inlet. For the island in northern Canada formerly called Admiralty Island, see Qikiqtagafaaluk.
Admiralty Inlet
Map of Nunavut with a dot at the location of Admiralty Inlet
Map of Nunavut with a dot at the location of Admiralty Inlet
Admiralty Inlet
Location in Nunavut
Map of Nunavut with a dot at the location of Admiralty Inlet
Map of Nunavut with a dot at the location of Admiralty Inlet
Admiralty Inlet
Admiralty Inlet (Nunavut)
Map of Nunavut with a dot at the location of Admiralty Inlet
Map of Nunavut with a dot at the location of Admiralty Inlet
Admiralty Inlet
Admiralty Inlet (Canada)
LocationQikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Coordinates72°30′00″N 86°00′00″W / 72.50000°N 86.00000°W / 72.50000; -86.00000[1]
TypeBay
Primary outflowsLancaster Sound
Ocean/sea sourcesArctic Ocean
Basin countriesCanada
Islands
SettlementsArctic Bay

Admiralty Inlet is a bay in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.[1][2] It extends southerly from Lancaster Sound along the western shore of Baffin Island's Borden Peninsula.[3] Its only permanent settlement is the hamlet of Arctic Bay, which is located on Uluksan Peninsula, a landform that juts into Admiralty Inlet south of Sirmilik National Park.

Several waterways extend from it, including Elwin Inlet, Baillarge Bay, Strathcona Sound,[4] Victor Bay, Adams Sound, Levasseur Inlet, and Moffet Inlet, before it ends at Jungersen Bay. There are many islands within Admiralty Inlet, including the Peter Richards Islands, Yeoman Island and the Saneruarsuk Islands.

Admiralty Inlet sustains a large population of narwhals.[5] caribou, polar bears, and walrus frequent the area.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Admiralty Inlet". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 21 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Admiralty Inlet | inlet, Canada | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Strathcona Sound". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 22 August 2024.
  5. ^ Dietz, R.; Heide-Jørgensen, M.P.; Richard, P.; Orr, J.; Laidre, K.; Schmidt, H.C. (20 June 2008). "Movements of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) from Admiralty Inlet monitored by satellite telemetry". Polar Biology. 31 (11). Springer Berlin / Heidelberg: 1295. Bibcode:2008PoBio..31.1295D. doi:10.1007/s00300-008-0466-4. S2CID 23202326.
  6. ^ "Welcome to the Arctic Bay & Nanisivik, Nunavut Photo Album". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2008.