Sawyer Bay
| Sawyer Bay | |
|---|---|
 Sawyer Bay | |
  Sawyer Bay | |
| Location | Nares Strait |
| Coordinates | 79°19′N 77°33′W / 79.317°N 77.550°W[1] |
| Ocean/sea sources | Arctic Ocean |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Settlements | Uninhabited |
Sawyer Bay is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Nares Strait by eastern Ellesmere Island. Benedict Glacier fills the head of the bay.[2]
Exploration
Robert Peary's 1905-1906 exploration included this bay.[2]
References
- ^ "Sawyer Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 2 September 2024.
- ^ a b Peary, Robert Edwin (1907). Nearest the Pole: a narrative of the Polar expedition of the Peary Arctic club in the S.S. Roosevelt, 1905-1906 (Digitized 25 April 2008 ed.). Doubleday, Page & Co.