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Bay in the Northwest Territories, Canada

Castel Bay
Castel Bay is located in Northwest TerritoriesCastel BayCastel Bay
LocationM'Clure Strait
Coordinates74°12′02″N 119°35′11″W / 74.20056°N 119.58639°W / 74.20056; -119.58639 (Castel Bay)
Ocean/sea sourcesArctic Ocean
Basin countriesCanada
SettlementsUninhabited

Castel Bay is a Canadian Arctic waterway in the Northwest Territories. It is a southern arm of M'Clure Strait on northeast Banks Island. The mouth of the larger Mercy Bay is less than 20 km (12 mi) to the east.These bays are a part of Aulavik National Park.

It is named by Vilhjalmur Stefansson in honour of Arctic explorer Aarnout Castel.

References

  1. "Castel Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 3 September 2024.
  2. Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (1921). The friendly Arctic; the story of five years in Polar regions. New York: Macmillan Co. pp. 139, 140. OCLC 255330. castel bay.
  3. Gazetteer of the Northwest Territories Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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