Marie Bay

Marie Bay
Marie Bay
LocationMelville Island
Coordinates76°13′03″N 115°20′10″W / 76.21750°N 115.33611°W / 76.21750; -115.33611 (Marie Bay)
Basin countriesCanada
SettlementsUninhabited

Marie Bay is a fjord on the Northwest tip of Melville Island. Marie Bay lies on the part of Melville Island that is in the Northwest Territories while the eastern part of the island is in Nunavut.

Oil sands deposits were found in the Marie Bay region and are estimated to hold 100 to 250 million barrels of oil.

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