Norwegian Bay

LocationBetween Massey Sound and Jones Sound

Coordinates77°30′N 90°30′W / 77.500°N 90.500°W / 77.500; -90.500 (Norwegian Bay)^[1]

Ocean/sea sourcesArctic Ocean

BasincountriesCanada

Norwegian Bay
Norwegian Bay and some of its islands.
Norwegian Bay
Location	Between Massey Sound and Jones Sound
Coordinates	77°30′N 90°30′W / 77.500°N 90.500°W / 77.500; -90.500 (Norwegian Bay)[1]
Ocean/sea sources	Arctic Ocean
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	161 km (100 mi)[3]
Max. width	145 km (90 mi)
Settlements	Uninhabited

Norwegian Bay (French: Baie Norvégienne) is an Arctic Ocean waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Amund Ringnes Island is to the northwest (separated by the Hendriksen Strait from Cornwall Island), and Axel Heiberg Island is to the north. (Both Amund Ringnes Island and Axel Heiberg Island are part of the Sverdrup Islands.) Ellesmere Island is to the east, and Devon Island is to the south.

Six islands lie within Norwegian Bay. They are, from largest to smallest:

• Cornwall Island (the largest and westernmost)
• Graham Island
• Buckingham
• Table
• Exmouth
• Ekins