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Frobisher Bay

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Frobisher Bay arm of the Atlantic Ocean, 150 mi (240 km) long and from 20 to 40 mi (32-64 km) wide, Nunavut Territory, Canada. Cutting deeply into SE Baffin Island, it has steep, deeply indented shores and numerous islets. On its southwest side the Grinnell and Southeast icecaps rise to c.3,000 ft (910 m), extending tongues into the bay. At its head is Iqaluit , the capital of Nunavut. The bay was explored (1576) by Sir Martin Frobisher ; until 1860 it was believed to be a strait separating Baffin Island from another island. Author not available, FROBISHER BAY. , The Columbia... Read more
Frobisher Bay
...and 20–40 mi (32–64 km) wide and has a maximum depth of 400 ft (120 m). It was discovered in 1576 by Martin Frobisher . The town of Iqaluit at the head of the bay is the capital of Nunavut . Frobisher Bay Frobisher Bay Frobisher Bay Read more
Sir Martin Frobisher
...turned to the Northwest. Frobisher formed a partnership with...some means and learning. Frobisher's first voyage, in 1576, took him to Frobisher Bay in Baffin Island, which...promising Northwest Passage than Frobisher Bay. He brought home more dirt...to a debtors' prison and ... Read more

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