Skene Bay

Bay in Nunavut, Canada

Skene Bay

Skene Bay

Location| Viscount Melville Sound
Coordinates| 75°00′N 107°50′W﻿ / ﻿75.000°N 107.833°W﻿ / 75.000; -107.833﻿ (Skene Bay)[1]
Ocean/sea sources| Arctic Ocean
Basin countries| Canada
Settlements| Uninhabited

Skene Bay is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Located off southern Melville Island, the bay is an arm of Viscount Melville Sound.

It is named after Lieutenant Edward Monte Skene who served on Arctic expeditions with Sir John Ross in 1818, and with Sir William Edward Parry in 1819.[2][3]

## References

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1. ^ "Skene Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 2 September 2024.
2. ^ Taylor, Isaac (1898). Names and their histories: a handbook of historical geography and topographical nomenclature (2 ed.). Rivingtons. pp. 260. "skene bay."
3. ^ "Obituary Notices for July: Lieutenant Skene, R.N." Tait's Edinburgh Magazine. Vol. 16\. W. Tait. August 1849. p. 549.

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