Ogden Bay
Encyclopedia
Ogden Bay is an Arctic
waterway in Kitikmeot Region
, Nunavut
, Canada
. It is located in the southern Queen Maud Gulf
off Nunavut's mainland. Chester Bay
is situated 32 km (19.9 mi) to the west, Armark is to the east, and the Keith Islands
are to the north.
Ogden Bay is the historical home of Ahiagmiut
, a Copper Inuit
subgroup.
Arctic
The Arctic is a region located at the northern-most part of the Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, Greenland, the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The Arctic region consists of a vast, ice-covered ocean, surrounded by treeless permafrost...
waterway in Kitikmeot Region
Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut
Kitikmeot Region is an administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. It consists of the southern and eastern parts of Victoria Island with the adjacent part of the mainland as far as the Boothia Peninsula, together with King William Island and the southern portion of Prince of Wales Island...
, Nunavut
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 the southern Queen Maud Gulf
Queen Maud Gulf
Queen Maud Gulf lies between the northern coast of the mainland and the southeastern corner of Victoria Island in Nunavut, Canada. At its western end lies Cambridge Bay, leading to Dease Strait; to the east lies Simpson Strait; and to the north, Victoria Strait.It was named by the Norwegian...
off Nunavut's mainland. Chester Bay
Chester Bay
Chester Bay is an Arctic waterway in Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located on the south side of the Queen Maud Gulf off Nunavut's mainland. The Perry River empties into the bay.Ogden Bay and Gernon Bay are nearby....
is situated 32 km (19.9 mi) to the west, Armark is to the east, and the Keith Islands
Keith Islands
The Keith Islands are a Canadian Arctic island group in the Nunavut Territory. The islands lie in Queen Maud Gulf, north of Nunavut mainland's Ogden Bay, between Bowes Point and Armark....
are to the north.
Ogden Bay is the historical home of Ahiagmiut
Ahiagmiut
Ahiagmiut were a geographically defined Copper Inuit subgroup in the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut. They were located near Ogden Bay, on the Queen Maud Gulf, and inland towards Back River, then on towards the Akilinik River....
, a Copper Inuit
Copper Inuit
Copper Inuit are a Canadian Inuit group who live north of the tree line, in Nunavut's Kitikmeot Region and the Northwest Territories's Inuvik Region. Most historically lived in the area around Coronation Gulf, on Victoria Island, and southern Banks Island.Their western boundary was Wise Point,...
subgroup.