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Graham Moore Bay

Coordinates: 75°26′N 101°25′W / 75.433°N 101.417°W / 75.433; -101.417 (Graham Moore Bay)[1]
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Graham Moore Bay
Graham Moore Bay is located in Nunavut
Graham Moore Bay
Graham Moore Bay
LocationViscount Melville Sound
Coordinates75°26′N 101°25′W / 75.433°N 101.417°W / 75.433; -101.417 (Graham Moore Bay)[1]
Ocean/sea sourcesArctic Ocean
Basin countriesCanada
SettlementsUninhabited

Graham Moore Bay is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Located off northern Bathurst Island, the bay is an arm of Viscount Melville Sound.

It was named by Sir William Edward Parry in honour of Vice-Admiral Sir Graham Moore.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Graham Moore Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 20 August 2024.
  2. ^ Parry, William Edward (1821). Journal of a voyage for the discovery of a North-West passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific. [1], Performed in the years 1819 - 20 in his majesty's ships Hecla and Griper. London: John Murray. p. 59.