Walker Bay (Northwest Territories)

Bay in the Northwest Territories, Canada

Walker Bay

Walker Bay

Location| Amundsen Gulf
Coordinates| 71°35′02″N 118°10′09″W﻿ / ﻿71.58389°N 118.16917°W﻿ / 71.58389; -118.16917﻿ (Walker Bay)[1]
Ocean/sea sources| Arctic Ocean
Basin countries| Canada
Settlements| Uninhabited

Walker Bay is a Canadian Arctic waterway in the Northwest Territories. It is an eastern arm of Amundsen Gulf. The bay is located on western Victoria Island, between Jago Bay, in the north, and Minto Inlet, in the south. It is at the south entrance of Prince of Wales Strait. Fort Collinson is on the bay's northern shore.

Henry Larsen wintered here in 1940. The area is the ancestral home of Copper Inuit.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Walker Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 3 September 2024.
2. ^ VanStone, James VV. (24 February 1994). "The Noice Collection of Copper Inuit Material Culture". Noice Collection. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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Bays of the Northwest Territories

* Burnett
* Castel
* Darnley
* De Salis
* Deans Dundas
* Franklin
* Hadley
* Hecla and Griper
* Jago
* Marie
* Mercy
* Moore
* Purchase
* Sabine
* Storkerson
* Thesiger
* Walker
* Wynniatt

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