Piling Bay
| Piling Bay | |
|---|---|
  Piling Bay  Piling Bay | |
| Location | Foxe Basin |
| Coordinates | 68°53′N 74°47′W / 68.883°N 74.783°W[1] |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Settlements | Uninhabited |
Piling Bay is an uninhabited waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located on the west central coast of Baffin Island. An arm of the Foxe Basin, it contains many small, unnamed islands. Foley Island and North Tweedsmuir Island lie outside the mouth of the bay to the south / southwest.
Nearby is Angaku'habvik, an Inuit initiation site for angakkuit, intellectual and spiritual figures in Inuit culture.
History
In 1911, the German ornithologist, Bernhard Hantzsch, explored the area of Piling Bay.[2]
References
- ^ "Piling Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 2 September 2024.
- ^ Beals, Carlyle Smith (1968). Science, history and Hudson Bay. Vol. 1 (Digitized 19 February 2009 ed.). Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources. p. 117.