Frobisher Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, 150 mi (240 km) long and from 20 to 40 mi (32–64 km) wide, Nunavut Territory, Canada. Cutting deeply into SE Baffin Island, it has steep, deeply indented shores and numerous islets. On its southwest side the Grinnell and Southeast icecaps rise to c.3,000 ft (910 m), extending tongues into the bay. At its head is Iqaluit Iqaluit (ĭkäl
`ĭt), town (1996 pop.
..... Click the link for more information. , the capital of Nunavut. The bay was explored (1576) by Sir Martin Frobisher Frobisher, Sir Martin (frō`bĭshər), 1535?–1594, English mariner.
..... Click the link for more information. ; until 1860 it was believed to be a strait separating Baffin Island from another island.
Frobisher Bay
`ĭt), town (1996 pop...... Click the link for more information. , the capital of Nunavut. The bay was explored (1576) by Sir Martin Frobisher Frobisher, Sir Martin (frō`bĭshər), 1535?–1594, English mariner.
..... Click the link for more information. ; until 1860 it was believed to be a strait separating Baffin Island from another island.
Frobisher Bay
Inlet of the North Atlantic Ocean. Extending northwest from the southeastern tip of Baffin Island, Can., it is about 150 mi (240 km) long and 20–40 mi (32–64 km) wide and has a maximum depth of 400 ft (120 m). It was discovered in 1576 by Martin Frobisher. The town of Iqaluit at the head of the bay is the capital of Nunavut.
Frobisher Bay
1. an inlet of the Atlantic in NE Canada, in the SE coast of Baffin Island
2. the former name of Iqaluit
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