De Salis Bay

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Coordinates71°26′02″N 121°40′10″W / 71.43389°N 121.66944°W / 71.43389; -121.66944 (De Salis Bay)[1]
Ocean/sea sourcesArctic Ocean
BasincountriesCanada
De Salis Bay
De Salis Bay is located in Northwest Territories
De Salis Bay
De Salis Bay
LocationAmundsen Gulf
Coordinates71°26′02″N 121°40′10″W / 71.43389°N 121.66944°W / 71.43389; -121.66944 (De Salis Bay)[1]
Ocean/sea sourcesArctic Ocean
Basin countriesCanada
SettlementsUninhabited

De Salis Bay is a Canadian Arctic waterway in the Northwest Territories. It is a northern arm of Amundsen Gulf on southeastern Banks Island where dry tundra is found.[3] The bay was named for the De Salis family by Francis Leopold McClintock while serving with Henry Kellett.[4]

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