Wager Bay

Wager Bay or Ukkusiksalik Bay is long narrow inlet in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada, which opens east into Roes Welcome Sound at the northwest end of Hudson Bay.^[3] Ukkusiksalik National Park surrounds it.

Wager Bay
Ukkusiksalik Bay
Wager Bay
Location	Kivalliq, Nunavut
Coordinates	65°26′N 88°40′W[1]
Type	Inlet
Etymology	Sir Charles Wager
Part of	Ukkusiksalik National Park
Primary outflows	Roes Welcome Sound
Catchment area	28,551 km2 (11,024 sq mi)
Basin countries	Canada
Shore length1	150 km (93 mi)
Surface elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Islands	Savage Islands, Paliak Islands
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

History

Wager Bay was first charted by Christopher Middleton during his Arctic explorations of 1742.^[4] He named it after Sir Charles Wager and was trapped in the bay for three weeks until the ice cleared in Roes Welcome Sound. In 1747, William Moor sent boat parties to the head of the bay.

Geography

The bay is a long inlet stretching through tundra; its shoreline measures 150 km (93 mi) in length.^[5] The elevation is 51 m (167 ft) above mean sea level. It drains an area of 28,551 km² (11,024 sq mi), through numerous small rivers, including the Brown River and Sila River. North Lake, South Lake, Brown Lake, and Ford Lake are nearby.^[6][7]