Admiralty Inlet (Nunavut)

This article is about the inlet in northern Canada. For the inlet in Washington state, see

Admiralty Inlet
Admiralty Inlet Location in Nunavut
Location	Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Coordinates	72°30′00″N 86°00′00″W / 72.50000°N 86.00000°W / 72.50000; -86.00000[1]
Type	Bay
Primary outflows	Lancaster Sound
Basin countries	Canada
Islands	Peter Richards Islands Saneruarsuk Islands Yeoman Island
Settlements	Arctic Bay

Admiralty Inlet is a bay in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.^[1][2] It extends southerly from Lancaster Sound along the western shore of Baffin Island's Borden Peninsula.^[3] Its only permanent settlement is the hamlet of Arctic Bay, which is located on Uluksan Peninsula, a landform that juts into Admiralty Inlet south of Sirmilik National Park.

Several waterways extend from it, including Elwin Inlet, Baillarge Bay, Strathcona Sound, Victor Bay, Adams Sound, Levasseur Inlet, and Moffet Inlet, before it ends at Jungersen Bay. There are many islands within Admiralty Inlet, including the Peter Richards Islands, Yeoman Island and the Saneruarsuk Islands.

Admiralty Inlet sustains a large population of

History

Admiralty Inlet was first charted by Admiral Sir Edward Parry in 1820.^[6]

References

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