Marie Bay

Marie Bay is a fjord on the Northwest tip of Melville Island. Marie Bay lies on the part of Melville Island that is in the Northwest Territories. The Eastern part of the Island is in Nunavut.

Marie Bay
Marie Bay
Coordinates76.21°N 115.37°W / 76.21; -115.37
Basin countriesCanada
SettlementsUninhabited

Oil sands deposits were found in the Marie Bay region. The oil sands deposit are estimated to hold 100 to 250 million barrels of oil.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.