Eqe Bay
| Eqe Bay | |
|---|---|
  Eqe Bay | |
| Location | Foxe Basin |
| Coordinates | 69°37′N 76°24′W / 69.617°N 76.400°W[1] |
| Ocean/sea sources | Arctic Ocean |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Settlements | Uninhabited |
Eqe Bay is an irregularly shaped, uninhabited waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located on the western coast of north-central Baffin Island. An arm of the Foxe Basin, it contains no islands within it, but Bray Island lies outside the mouth of the bay 45 km (28 mi) to the south.[2]
Geology
The bay is within the northeastern Rae Craton.[3]
References
- ^ "Eqe Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Point-to-point distance Eqe Bay – Bray Island". 16 February 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Bethune, K.; Scammel, R. (August 2003). "Geology, geochronology, and geochemistry of Archean rocks in the Eqe Bay area, north-central Baffin Island, Canada: constraints on the depositional and tectonic history of the Mary River Group of northeastern Rae Province". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 40 (8): 1137–1167. Bibcode:2003CaJES..40.1137B. doi:10.1139/e03-028. OCLC 89117854.