Hecla and Griper Bay is an

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waterway. Located in the

Hazen Strait The Hazen Strait () is a natural waterway through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It separates Mackenzie King Island in the Northwest Territories (to the north) from Vesey Hamilton Island Vesey Hamilton Island is an island of the Arctic Archip ...

, it is a large inlet in the north of Melville Island, Canada. It is split between the

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and

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. The bay takes its name from Arctic explorer

William Edward Parry Sir William Edward Parry (19 December 1790 – 8 July 1855) was an Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for his 1819–1820 expedition through the Parry Channel, probably the most successful in the long quest for the Northwest Pass ...

's ships and .

Geography

Dominant landforms include: Long Point, Middle Point, Nias Point, and Cape Fisher on its western shores; Sabine Bay to the south;

Eldridge Bay Eldridge Bay is an Arctic The Arctic ( or ) is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut), Danish Realm (Gree ...

and the Sabine Peninsula to the east; and Macdougall Point at its northeastern opening.

References

Bays of the Northwest Territories Bays of Qikiqtaaluk Region {{QikiqtaalukNU-geo-stub