Committee Bay

Committee Bay
Location Gulf of Boothia
Coordinates 68°16′N 86°54′W / 68.267°N 86.900°W / 68.267; -86.900 (Committee Bay)Coordinates: 68°16′N 86°54′W / 68.267°N 86.900°W / 68.267; -86.900 (Committee Bay)
Basin countries Canada
Settlements Uninhabited

Committee Bay is an Arctic waterway in Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It forms the southeast end of the Gulf of Boothia and is bounded on the east by the Melville Peninsula, and to the northwest by the Simpson Peninsula. Wales Island lies within the bay. It was first explored by John Rae (explorer) in 1846/47.

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