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Batty Bay, Somerset Island, Nunavut, Canada.
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Location | Prince Regent Inlet |
Coordinates | 73°13′59″N 91°25′0″W / 73.23306°N 91.41667°WCoordinates: 73°13′59″N 91°25′0″W / 73.23306°N 91.41667°W |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
Settlements | Uninhabited |
Batty Bay is a narrow bay in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is an arm of Prince Regent Inlet on the eastern side of Somerset Island.
It was an area frequented by Arctic explorers such as Sir John Franklin and Captain John Ross who left his boats here in 1832. William Kennedy (explorer) wintered here in 1852.