{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox body of water | name = Saglek Bay | other_name = | image = | alt = | caption = | image_bathymetry = |pushpin_map=Canada Newfoundland and Labrador | alt_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = | coords = {{coord|58|33|37|N|62|51|59|W|region:CA-NL_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}} | type = | inflow = | outflow = | catchment = | basin_countries = | date-built = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} For man-made and other recent bodies of water --> | date-flooded = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} For man-made and other recent bodies of water --> | agency = | length = {{convert|41|miles}} | width = {{convert|13|miles}} | area = | depth = | max-depth = | volume = | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = | frozen = | islands = | cities = | reference = }} {{Location map | Canada Newfoundland and Labrador | width = | float = | border = | caption = {{center|Saglek Bay}} | alt = | relief = | AlternativeMap = | overlay_image = | label = | label_size = | position = | background = | mark = | marksize = | link = | lat_deg = 58.545328 | lon_deg = -62.855530 }} '''Saglek Bay''' (or '''Saeglek Bay''') is a long, narrow inlet or bay in Labrador.<ref>{{cite cgndb|id=AAWAU|name=Saglek Bay}}</ref> From its head to the sea it is about {{convert|36|-|41|miles|km}} long. The mouth of the bay is roughly 13 miles wide, narrowing to {{convert|2.5|miles|km}} to the east of Jens Haven Island. At this point, the bay becomes a set of branching fjords. In addition to Jens Haven Island, Saglek Bay is also home to Branagin Island, Rose Island, Upernavik Island, Shuldham Island, Handy Island, Big Island, and Kangalasiorvik Island, as well as several other small rocky islands and islets. Little vegetation is present in the bay, on islands or the mainland; however, some small stands of trees do exist, along with some solitary specimens in the fjords. Saglek Bay has been home to multiple groups since at least 2600 BCE.<ref name="JAT Prehistory">{{cite book |last1=Tuck |first1=James A. |title=Prehistory of Saglek Bay |date=1 January 1975 |publisher=Archeological Survey of Canada - University of Ottawa |location=Ottawa |isbn=9781772820324 |pages=ii-11 |url=https://press.uottawa.ca/en/9781772820324/prehistory-of-saglek-bay-labrador/ |access-date=27 October 2023}}</ref>
==See also== *CFS Saglek *Saglek Airport
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Category:Bays of Newfoundland and Labrador Category:Fjords of Newfoundland and Labrador