Nevill Bay
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Nevill Bay is a long and narrow waterway in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
, Canada
. It is located in northwestern Hudson Bay
between Rankin Inlet and Whale Cove
, approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of Tavani
.. The Ferguson River
empties into the bay opposite Bibby Island
.
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is located in northwestern Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay , sometimes called Hudson's Bay, is a large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada. It drains a very large area, about , that includes parts of Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Alberta, most of Manitoba, southeastern Nunavut, as well as parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota,...
between Rankin Inlet and Whale Cove
Whale Cove, Nunavut
Whale Cove , is a hamlet located south of Rankin Inlet, north of Arviat, in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada, on the western shore of Hudson Bay....
, approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of Tavani
Tavani, Nunavut
The locality Tavani was a mining settlement and trading post in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada. Sometimes known as Tavane, it is located on western Hudson Bay's Mistake Bay, south of the community of Whale Cove and east of Kaminak Lake....
.. The Ferguson River
Ferguson River (Nunavut)
The Ferguson River originates on the eastern bank of Ferguson Lake within the northern Hearne Domain, Western Churchill province of the Churchill craton, the northwest section of the Canadian Shield in Nunavut's Kivalliq Region....
empties into the bay opposite Bibby Island
Bibby Island
Bibby Island was named for Sir Bibby Lake, governor from 1712-1743. It is one of several uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada...
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