Wellington Bay

Wellington Bay
Wellington Bay
LocationDease Strait
Coordinates69°20′N 106°35′W / 69.333°N 106.583°W / 69.333; -106.583 (Wellington Bay)
River sourcesEkalluk River
Halokvik
Paliryuak
Ocean/sea sourcesArctic Ocean
Basin countriesCanada
SettlementsUninhabited

Wellington Bay is an Arctic waterway in Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Dease Strait, off southern Victoria Island. It is about 65 km (40 mi) northwest of the community of Cambridge Bay.

It is one of several Canadian landforms named in honour of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.

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