Lady Franklin Bay

Lady Franklin Bay
Lady Franklin Bay is located in Nunavut
Lady Franklin Bay
Lady Franklin Bay
LocationNares Strait
Coordinates81°35′N 65°00′W / 81.583°N 65.000°W / 81.583; -65.000 (Lady Franklin Bay)[1]
Ocean/sea sourcesArctic Ocean
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length40 km (25 mi)[2]
Max. width16 km (9.9 mi)
SettlementsFort Conger (uninhabited)

Lady Franklin Bay is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. The bay is located in Nares Strait, northwest of Judge Daly Promontory and is an inlet into the northeastern shore of Ellesmere Island.

Fort Conger—formerly an Arctic exploration camp[3]—is located on its northern shore.

  1. ^ "Lady Franklin Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. August 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Lady Franklin Bay". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. bartleby.com. 2000. Archived from the original on November 27, 2005. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
  3. ^ "PEARY IS AT FORT CONGER" (PDF). The New York Times. November 10, 1900. Retrieved May 6, 2009.