Mercy Bay
Mercy Bay is a Canadian Arctic waterway in the Northwest Territories. It is a southern arm of M'Clure Strait on northeast Banks Island. The mouth of Castel Bay is less than 20 km to the west. These bays are a part of Aulavik National Park.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include HMS Investigator.
HMS Investigator
Disaster remains
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
HMS Investigator was a merchant ship purchased in 1848 to search for Sir John Franklin's ill-fated Northwest Passage expedition. She made two voyages to the Arctic and had to be abandoned in 1853, after becoming trapped in the pack ice.
Mercy Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in the Northwest Territories, Canada
- Category: body of water
- Location: Northwest Territories, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Mercy Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Mercy Bay” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Mercy Bay”
- Cebuano: “Mercy Bay”
- Estonian: “Mercy laht”
- French: “baie de la Mercy”
- French: “Mercy Bay”
- German: “Mercy Bay”
- Japanese: “マーシー湾”
- Swedish: “Mercy Bay”
- Venetian: “Mercy Bay”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Providence Point and Mottley Island.
Northwest Territories: Must-Visit Destinations
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