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Bay in the Northwest Territories, Canada

Burnett Bay
Burnett Bay is located in Northwest TerritoriesBurnett BayBurnett Bay
LocationBanks Island
Coordinates73°45′02″N 124°00′12″W / 73.75056°N 124.00333°W / 73.75056; -124.00333 (Burnett Bay)
Ocean/sea sourcesArctic Ocean
Basin countriesCanada
SettlementsUninhabited

Burnett Bay is a Canadian Arctic waterway in the Northwest Territories. It is an eastern arm of the Arctic Ocean's Beaufort Sea on northwestern Banks Island. Robillard Island, Norway Island, and Bernard Island lie in a semicircle outside the bay's mouth. The bay was named for William Burnett, Director-General of the Medical Department of the Navy, by Robert McClure during the McClure Arctic expedition.

References

  1. "Burnett Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 3 September 2024.
  2. Gazetteer of the Northwest Territories Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
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