# Navy Board Inlet

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Body of water in Nunavut Province, Canada

Navy Board Inlet (water)

Navy Board Inlet location

**Navy Board Inlet** is a body of water in [Nunavut](/source/Nunavut)'s [Qikiqtaaluk Region](/source/Qikiqtaaluk_Region). It is an arm of [Lancaster Sound](/source/Lancaster_Sound), after which it proceeds southerly before it empties into [Eclipse Sound](/source/Eclipse_Sound). It is 113 km (70 mi) long and 10 to 29 km (6.2 to 18.0 mi) wide.[1]

The inlet separates [Baffin Island](/source/Baffin_Island) to the west from [Bylot Island](/source/Bylot_Island) to the east, making it part of the [Sirmilik National Park](/source/Sirmilik_National_Park). There are a few islands within Navy Board Inlet, including the [Wollaston Islands](/source/Wollaston_Islands_(Nunavut)).

## History

The first European to visit Navy Board Inlet was Admiral Sir [Edward Parry](/source/William_Edward_Parry) in 1819.[2]

## In literature

Navy Board Inlet is the setting for [Rudyard Kipling](/source/Rudyard_Kipling)'s story "Quiquern", in *[The Second Jungle Book](/source/The_Second_Jungle_Book)*.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Navy Board Inlet"](https://web.archive.org/web/20050507182725/http://bartleby.com/69/46/N01446.html). *The Columbia Gazetteer of North America*. bartleby.com. 2000. Archived from [the original](http://www.bartleby.com/69/46/N01446.html) on 2005-05-07. Retrieved 2008-09-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Mills, W.J.; Clammer, D. (2003). [*Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia*](https://books.google.com/books?id=PYdBH4dOOM4C&q=%22milne+inlet%22&pg=PA53). ABC-CLIO. p. 53. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-57607-422-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-57607-422-6).

## External links

- Photos: - [Cruise ship within the inlet](http://www.superstock.co.uk/stock-photos-images/2058-168) - [Sky above the inlet](http://www.pbase.com/mortenmojo/image/84989972) - [Glaciers draining into the inlet](http://www.pbase.com/noquarter/image/66192017)

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[73°13′N 80°42′W / 73.217°N 80.700°W / 73.217; -80.700](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Navy_Board_Inlet&params=73_13_N_80_42_W_region:CA-NU_type:waterbody_dim:500000)

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