# Creswell Bay > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Creswell_Bay > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Creswell_Bay.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creswell_Bay > Source revision: 1334334273 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Bay in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada Creswell Bay Creswell Bay Location Western Prince Regent Inlet Coordinates 72°41′N 93°25′W / 72.683°N 93.417°W / 72.683; -93.417 (Creswell Bay)[1] River sources Creswell River Union River Ocean/sea sources Arctic Ocean Basin countries Canada Surface area 2,178 km2 (841 sq mi) Settlements Uninhabited **Creswell Bay** is an [Arctic](/source/Arctic) waterway in [Qikiqtaaluk Region](/source/Qikiqtaaluk_Region), [Nunavut](/source/Nunavut), Canada. It is an arm of western [Prince Regent Inlet](/source/Prince_Regent_Inlet) in eastern [Somerset Island](/source/Somerset_Island_(Nunavut)). Its northeastern landmark, Fury Point, is approximately 100 km (62 mi) west of [Baffin Island](/source/Baffin_Island). While the bay does not have any permanent settlements, the closest is [Resolute](/source/Resolute%2C_Nunavut) about 228 km (142 mi) to the north-northeast,[2] it was an [outpost camp](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Outpost_camp&action=edit&redlink=1) and remains an important site to [Inuit](/source/Inuit).[3] ## Geography Creswell Bay is large and almost semicircular. Its habitat is characterized by [tundra](/source/Tundra), rivers, streams, mud, saline [sand flats](/source/Mudflat), a freshwater lake, open sea, inlets, coastal marine features, coastal cliffs, and rocky marine shores. [Stanwell-Fletcher Lake](/source/Stanwell-Fletcher_Lake) is joined to the bay by the Union River; crystalline rocks are notable along the way. The Creswell River also empties into the bay.[4] The [Devonian](/source/Devonian) period [Peel Sound Formation](/source/Peel_Sound_Formation) outcrops at the bay. The [formation](/source/Geological_formation) consists of sandstone, grit, and conglomerate which is predominantly [limestone](/source/Limestone).[5] ## Fauna [Narwhals](/source/Narwhal) in the bay The bay is a Canadian [Important Bird Area](/source/Important_Bird_Area) (#NU062). Notable bird species include [grey plover](/source/Grey_plover), [greater snow goose](/source/Snow_goose), [king eider](/source/King_eider), [long-tailed duck](/source/Long-tailed_duck), [red phalarope](/source/Red_phalarope), [sanderling](/source/Sanderling), and [white-rumped sandpiper](/source/White-rumped_sandpiper). [Arctic char](/source/Arctic_char) enter the bay in the late summer and swim up the Union River to [Stanwell-Fletcher Lake](/source/Stanwell-Fletcher_Lake), where they over-winter. The large numbers of char attract [beluga whales](/source/Beluga_whale) and [narwhals](/source/Narwhal) which feed on them. ## History [Archaeological sites](/source/Archaeological_site) include [Thule](/source/Thule_people) encampments and [Dorset](/source/Dorset_culture) settlements. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Creswell Bay"](https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=OADXY). *[Geographical Names Data Base](/source/GeoBase_(geospatial_data)#Geographical_Names_Data_Base)*. [Natural Resources Canada](/source/Natural_Resources_Canada). 16 June 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Point-to-point distance Creswell Bay – Resolute"](https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/search?latdec=72.683333&londec=-93.416667&sort-field=distance&from=Creswell+Bay&q=Resolute). 16 February 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-mb_3-0)** ["Creswell Bay Drum Removal & Clean-Up Project"](https://web.archive.org/web/20030329234725/http://www.mb.ec.gc.ca/community/ecoaction/fp-pf/page.asp?lang=en&id=NU-12003). *www.mb.ec.gc.ca*. [Environment and Climate Change Canada](/source/Environment_and_Climate_Change_Canada). Archived from [the original](http://www.mb.ec.gc.ca/community/ecoaction/fp-pf/page.asp?lang=en&id=NU-12003) on 29 March 2003. Retrieved 5 May 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-iba_4-0)** ["Creswell Bay"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110612102015/http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=NU062). bsc-eoc.org. Archived from [the original](http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=NU062) on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Dineley_5-0)** Dineley, David. ["Geological studies in Somerset Island, University of Ottawa expedition, 1965"](https://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic19-3-270.pdf) (PDF). aina.ucalgary.ca. p. 273. 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