Castel Bay

Castel Bay is a Canadian Arctic waterway in the Northwest Territories. It is a southern arm of M'Clure Strait on northeast Banks Island. The mouth of the larger Mercy Bay is less than 20 km (12 mi) to the east. These bays are a part of Aulavik National Park.

It is named by Vilhjalmur Stefansson in honour of Arctic explorer Aarnout Castel.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (1921). The friendly Arctic; the story of five years in Polar regions. New York: Macmillan Co. pp. 139,140. OCLC 255330.
  2. ↑ Gazetteer of the Northwest Territories Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.

Coordinates: 74°12′N 119°35′W / 74.200°N 119.583°W / 74.200; -119.583


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