May Inlet is an Arctic

Arctic

The Arctic is a region located at the northern-most part of the Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, Greenland, the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The Arctic region consists of a vast, ice-covered ocean, surrounded by treeless permafrost...

 waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

Nunavut

Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It is a natural bay in Sir William Parker Strait

Sir William Parker Strait

Sir William Parker Strait is a waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It separates Helena Island from Bathurst Island ....

 by northern Bathurst Island

Bathurst Island

A member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Bathurst Island is one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in Nunavut Territory, Canada. The area of the island is estimated at , making it the 54th largest island in the world and Canada's 13th largest island. It is uninhabited.The island is low-lying with...

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Geography

Notable landforms include: Grant Point to the west; Dundee Bight to the south; Palmer Point, Stuart Bay, and Purcell Bay

Purcell Bay

Purcell Bay is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Located off northwestern Bathurst Island, the bay is an arm of May Inlet.Other bays in the area include Dampier Bay, Stuart Bay, Shamrock Bay, and Half Moon Bay....

to the east; and several un-named islands within the bay. Helena Island is to the north, outside the bay's mouth.