Okse Bay
Okse Bay is located in Nunavut
Okse Bay
Okse Bay
LocationNorwegian Bay
Coordinates77°7′6″N 87°29′59″W / 77.11833°N 87.49972°W / 77.11833; -87.49972 (Okse Bay)
Basin countriesCanada
SettlementsUninhabited

Okse Bay is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Norwegian Bay by southwestern Ellesmere Island, east of Buckingham Island.

Geology

The thick series of strata at Okse Bay, characterized by sandstones, mudstones, and shale, are referred to as the Okse Bay Formation.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Memoir". 320. Geological Survey of Canada. 1963. p. 63. Retrieved 2009-06-11.

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