Castel Bay

Castel Bay
Castel Bay
Location	M'Clure Strait
Coordinates	74°12′02″N 119°35′11″W[1]
Ocean/sea sources	Arctic Ocean
Basin countries	Canada
Settlements	Uninhabited

Castel Bay is a Canadian Arctic waterway in the Northwest Territories. It is a southern arm of M'Clure Strait on northeast Banks Island. The mouth of the larger Mercy Bay is less than 20 km (12 mi) to the east.These bays are a part of Aulavik National Park.

It is named by Vilhjalmur Stefansson in honour of Arctic explorer Aarnout Castel.[2][3]

References

1. "Castel Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 3 September 2024.
2. Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (1921). The friendly Arctic; the story of five years in Polar regions. New York: Macmillan Co. pp. 139, 140. OCLC 255330. castel bay.
3. Gazetteer of the Northwest Territories Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine