Stuart Bay

{{Short description|Bay in Nunavut, Canada}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2024}} {{for|the bay off Cornwallis Island|Stuart Bay (Cornwallis Island)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox body of water |name= Stuart Bay |image= |caption = |location= [[May Inlet]] |coords= {{coord|76|09|10|N|99|48|25|W|region:CA-NU_type:waterbody_scale:500000|notes=<ref>{{Cite cgndb|OAPUO|Stuart Bay|date=2 September 2024}}</ref>|display=inline,title|name=Stuart Bay}} |rivers= |oceans= [[Arctic Ocean]] |pushpin_map=Canada Nunavut |countries= Canada |length= |width= |area= |cities= Uninhabited |references= }} '''Stuart Bay''' is an Arctic waterway in the [[Qikiqtaaluk Region]], [[Nunavut]], Canada. Located off northwestern [[Bathurst Island (Nunavut)|Bathurst Island]], the bay is on the east side of [[May Inlet]].

Other bays in the area include [[Purcell Bay]], [[Dampier Bay]], and [[Half Moon Bay (Nunavut)|Half Moon Bay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://travelingluck.com/North+America/Canada/Nunavut/_6158370_Stuart+Bay.html#local_map|title=Stuart Bay|publisher=travelingluck|accessdate=2009-08-30}}</ref>

==Geology== The Stuart Bay Formation is characterized by [[limestone]] and interbedded [[sandstone]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Paper |publisher=Geological Survey of Canada|date=1993|edition=Digitized Jan 28, 2009|volume=52|pages=7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YvLPAAAAMAAJ&q=%22stuart+Bay%22+bathurst}}</ref>

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[[Category:Bays of the Qikiqtaaluk Region]]