Batty Bay is a narrow bay in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is an arm of Prince Regent Inlet on the eastern side of Somerset Island.
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![]() Batty Bay, Somerset Island, Nunavut, Canada. | |
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Location | Prince Regent Inlet |
Coordinates | 73°13′59″N 91°25′0″W |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
Settlements | Uninhabited |
It was an area frequented by Arctic explorers such as Sir John Franklin[1] and Captain John Ross,[2] who left his boats there in 1832. The explorer William Kennedy wintered there in 1852.
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