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De la Beche Bay

Coordinates: 75°18′N 100°36′W / 75.3°N 100.6°W / 75.3; -100.6 (De la Beche Bay)
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De la Beche Bay
LocationViscount Melville Sound
Coordinates75°18′N 100°36′W / 75.3°N 100.6°W / 75.3; -100.6 (De la Beche Bay)
Basin countriesCanada
SettlementsUninhabited

De la Beche Bay is a waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Located off northern Bathurst Island, the bay is an arm of Viscount Melville Sound. It is entered at Harding Point.[1]

It was named in honor of English geologist Sir Henry De la Beche.

References

  1. ^ Arctic Canada. Sailing Directions Series (Digitized Aug 12, 2009 ed.). Canadian Government Publishing. 1986. p. 189. ISBN 0660121050.