Richard Collinson Inlet () is a large inlet on the north side of
Victoria Island,
Northwest Territories, Canada. It opens into
Viscount Melville Sound
Viscount Melville Sound is an arm of the Arctic Ocean in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut and the Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories, Canada. Forming part of the Parry Channel, it separates Victoria Island and Prince of Wales Island from the Qu ...
to the north. It is named after
Richard Collinson
Admiral Sir Richard Collinson (7 November 1811 – 13 September 1883) was an English naval officer and explorer of the Northwest Passage.
Early life
He was born in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, then part of County Durham. He joined the R ...
, a Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. It should not be confused with the similarly named
Collinson Inlet on
King William Island.
References
Inlets of the Northwest Territories
Inlets of the Arctic Ocean
Victoria Island (Canada)
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