# Darnley Bay

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Bay in the Northwest Territories, Canada

Darnley Bay Paulatuk airport, located next to the coast of Darnley Bay Darnley Bay Location Amundsen Gulf Coordinates 69°35′01″N 123°40′08″W / 69.58361°N 123.66889°W / 69.58361; -123.66889 (Darnley Bay)[1] Ocean/sea sources Arctic Ocean Basin countries Canada Settlements Uninhabited

**Darnley Bay** is a large inlet in the [Northwest Territories](/source/Northwest_Territories), Canada. It is a southern arm of the [Amundsen Gulf](/source/Amundsen_Gulf). The bay measures 45 km (28 mi) long, and 32 km (20 mi) wide at its mouth.[2]

The [Parry Peninsula](/source/Parry_Peninsula) is to the west and Halcro Point is to the east. The [Canadian Shield](/source/Canadian_Shield) originates east of Darnley Bay, the terrain sloping upwards, and characterized by glacial deposits.[3]

The bay was named by [John Richardson](/source/John_Richardson_(naturalist)), while travelling with [John Franklin](/source/John_Franklin) during the Second Overland Expedition, for [John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley](/source/John_Bligh%2C_4th_Earl_of_Darnley).[4]

In 1915, the [Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-16](/source/Canadian_Arctic_Expedition_1913%E2%80%9316) was the first to delineate the southern shore of Darnley Bay.[5] The [Hornaday River](/source/Hornaday_River) drains into the bay's southern shores, 14 km (8.7 mi) east of the [Inuvialuit](/source/Inuvialuit) [hamlet](/source/Hamlet_(place)) of [Paulatuk](/source/Paulatuk).[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Darnley Bay"](https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=LAFYP). *[Geographical Names Data Base](/source/GeoBase_(geospatial_data)#Geographical_Names_Data_Base)*. [Natural Resources Canada](/source/Natural_Resources_Canada). 3 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bartleby_2-0)** ["Darnley Bay"](https://web.archive.org/web/20050129132015/http://www.bartleby.com/69/9/D00809.html). *The Columbia Gazetteer of North America*. bartleby.com. 2000. Archived from [the original](http://www.bartleby.com/69/9/D00809.html) on 29 January 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-uoguelph_3-0)** ["The Northwest Territories"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090803/http://www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/cpe/environments/maps/detailed/mainland/nwt1.htm). uoguelph.ca. Archived from [the original](http://www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/cpe/environments/maps/detailed/mainland/nwt1.htm) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Gazetteer of the Northwest Territories](https://web.archive.org/web/20130927005107/http://www.pwnhc.ca/programs/downloads/gazetteer1.pdf) (PDF) (Report). July 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.pwnhc.ca/item/gazetteer-of-the-northwest-territories/) on 27 September 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Davis_5-0)** Davis, Richard Clarke (1996). [*Lobsticks and Stone Cairns: Human Landmarks in the Arctic*](https://archive.org/details/lobsticksstoneca00davi). University of Calgary Press. pp. [153](https://archive.org/details/lobsticksstoneca00davi/page/153)–154. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-895176-88-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-895176-88-3). riviere la ronciere-le noury Hornaday.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Paddling_6-0)** ["Tuktut Nogait National Park of Canada: Activities: Paddling"](https://web.archive.org/web/20040314150419/http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/nt/tuktutnogait/activ/activ3_e.asp). pc.gc.ca. Archived from [the original](http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/nt/tuktutnogait/activ/activ3_e.asp) on 14 March 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2009.

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