Copes Bay is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Nares Strait by eastern Ellesmere Island, and marks the northern edge of Cook Peninsula.
Copes Bay | |
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Location | Nares Strait |
Coordinates | 76°30′0″N 79°25′0″W / 76.50000°N 79.41667°W |
Basin countries | Canada |
Settlements | Uninhabited |
Exploration edit
English adventurer David Hempleman-Adams passed through Copes Bay during his solo trek to the Geomagnetic North Pole in 2003.[1]
References edit
- ^ Uhlig, Robert (8 April 2003). "'This was the hardest yet. It's time to stop.'". telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- Copes Bay, Nunavut at Atlas of Canada