| Sawyer Bay | |
|---|---|
  Sawyer Bay | |
| Location | Nares Strait |
| Coordinates | 79°22′01″N 78°00′00″W / 79.367°N 78.000°W |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Settlements | Uninhabited |
Sawyer Bay is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Nares Strait by eastern Ellesmere Island. Benedict Glacier fills the head of the bay.[1]
Exploration
Robert Peary's 1905-1906 exploration included this bay.[1]
References
- 1 2 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 Apr 25, 2008 ed.). Doubleday, Page & Co.
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