Mistake Bay
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Mistake Bay is a waterway in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
, Canada
. It is located in northwestern Hudson Bay
by the old mining settlement and trading post
of Tavani
. Mistake Bay, to the south of Wilson Bay
, has numerous islands and shoal
s. The mission Saint Francois Xavier
was founded here in 1939 or 1940 by Father Dunleavy.
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 located in northwestern Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay , sometimes called Hudson's Bay, is a large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada. It drains a very large area, about , that includes parts of Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Alberta, most of Manitoba, southeastern Nunavut, as well as parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota,...
by the old mining settlement and trading post
Trading post
A trading post was a place or establishment in historic Northern America where the trading of goods took place. The preferred travel route to a trading post or between trading posts, was known as a trade route....
of Tavani
Tavani, Nunavut
The locality Tavani was a mining settlement and trading post in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada. Sometimes known as Tavane, it is located on western Hudson Bay's Mistake Bay, south of the community of Whale Cove and east of Kaminak Lake....
. Mistake Bay, to the south of Wilson Bay
Wilson Bay
Wilson Bay is a waterway in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in northwestern Hudson Bay, west of Whale Bay and north of Mistake Bay. It has numerous shoals, some of which are dry....
, has numerous islands and shoal
Shoal
Shoal, shoals or shoaling may mean:* Shoal, a sandbank or reef creating shallow water, especially where it forms a hazard to shipping* Shoal draught , of a boat with shallow draught which can pass over some shoals: see Draft...
s. The mission Saint Francois Xavier
Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta was a pioneering Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a student of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits, dedicated at Montmartre in 1534...
was founded here in 1939 or 1940 by Father Dunleavy.