Aston Bay is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is an arm of Peel Sound and is located on the western side of Somerset Island (Nunavut), Somerset Island. It is located north of M'Clure Bay. The closest hamlet is Resolute, Nunavut, Resolute, located about to the north on Cornwallis Island (Nunavut), Cornwallis Island.

Geography

A zone of zinc-silver mineralization is located on Tidelands, tidewater upon a peninsula that juts into the bay.

History

There are Early Arctic Small Tool Tradition and Thule people, Thule archaeological sites in the area.

References

Bays of Qikiqtaaluk Region {{QikiqtaalukNU-geo-stub