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The Makinson Inlet () is an inlet in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the southeastern shore of Ellesmere Island and opens eastwards to Baffin Bay between Boger Point to the north and Cape Stokes to the south. To the west is Bowman Island and Piliravijuk Bay, and to the south-west Bentham Fiord.
The inlet takes its name from Newfoundland farmer, police officer and politician
On a Polynya in Makinson InletOn the Oceanography of Makinson Inlet
Inlets of Qikiqtaaluk Region {{QikiqtaalukNU-geo-stub
The Makinson Inlet () is an inlet in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the southeastern shore of Ellesmere Island and opens eastwards to Baffin Bay between Boger Point to the north and Cape Stokes to the south. To the west is Bowman Island and Piliravijuk Bay, and to the south-west Bentham Fiord.
The inlet takes its name from Newfoundland farmer, police officer and politician George Makinson
George Tingley Makinson (December 23, 1903 – February 18, 1986) was a farmer, police officer and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Port de Grave in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1949 to 1951.
The son of Thomas C. Makins ...
(1903 – 1986) who explored it while he was stationed on Ellesmere Island from 1927 to 1928.
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*On a Polynya in Makinson Inlet
Inlets of Qikiqtaaluk Region {{QikiqtaalukNU-geo-stub