Dobbin Bay

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Dobbin Bay
Location Nares Strait
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Basin countries Canada
Settlements Uninhabited

Dobbin Bay is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Nares Strait by eastern Ellesmere Island, south of the Darling Peninsula.

Exploration

HMS Alert in Dobbin Bay, 1875

During the British Arctic Expedition of 1875 under George Nares, ancient cairns were found on Washington Irving Island, located in the mouth of the bay.[1]

The area was also explored by Adolphus Washington Greely during his expedition of 1881-1884.[2]

References

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