Navy Board Inlet

Body of water in Nunavut Province, Canada

Navy Board Inlet

Navy Board Inlet is a body of water in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region. It is an arm of Lancaster Sound, after which it proceeds southerly before it empties into Eclipse Sound. It is 113 km (70 mi) long and 10 to 29 km (6.2 to 18.0 mi) wide.[1]

The inlet separates Baffin Island to the west from Bylot Island to the east, making it part of the Sirmilik National Park. There are a few islands within Navy Board Inlet, including the Wollaston Islands.

## History[edit]

Navy Board Inlet was first discovered by Admiral Sir Edward Parry in 1819.[2]

## In literature[edit]

Navy Board Inlet is the setting for Rudyard Kipling's story "Quiquern", in The Second Jungle Book.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Navy Board Inlet". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. bartleby.com. 2000. Archived from the original on 2005-05-07. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
2. ^ Mills, W.J.; Clammer, D. (2003). Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 53\. ISBN 1-57607-422-6.

## External links[edit]

* Photos:
* Cruise ship within the inlet
* Sky above the inlet
* Glaciers draining into the inlet

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Inlets of Nunavut

Kitikmeot Region|

* Bathurst
* Chantrey

Kivalliq Region|

* Chesterfield

Qikiqtaaluk Region|

* Admiralty
* Berlinguet
* Bond
* Burnett
* Coutts
* Cuming
* Elwin
* Erskine
* Griffin
* Hobhouse
* Hoppner
* Iqaluit Kangiqtunga
* Irvine
* Jackson
* Kanajjut
* Kangiqtualujjuaq
* Kangiqtugaapik
* Kangiqturjuaq
* Levasseur
* Makinson
* Milne
* Moffet
* Navy Board
* Pell
* Powell
* Prince Regent
* Qavarusiqtuuq
* Robert Peel
* Scott
* Steensby
* Stratton
* Ward
* Wiswell

Coordinates: 73°13′N 80°42′W﻿ / ﻿73.217°N 80.700°W﻿ / 73.217; -80.700

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