Eetookashoo Bay
| Eetookashoo Bay | |
|---|---|
  Eetookashoo Bay | |
| Location | Axel Heiberg Island |
| Coordinates | 81°20′55″N 93°30′20″W / 81.34861°N 93.50556°W[1] |
| Ocean/sea sources | Arctic Ocean |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Settlements | Uninhabited |
Eetookashoo Bay is a waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located at the northern end of Axel Heiberg Island between Cape Thomas Hubbard and Cape Stallworthy. The bay is named in honour of Eetookashoo (Itukassuk),[2] one of the Inuit who had traveled with Frederick Cook and Donald Baxter MacMillan.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Eetookashoo Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 29 July 2024.
- ^ Allen, Joel Asaph; American Museum of Natural History (1900). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (Now in the public domain. ed.). American Museum of Natural History. pp. 267–. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ Scott Polar Research Institute (1935). The Polar record. University Press. p. 124. Retrieved 10 September 2011.