What is Frobisher Bay?
'''Frobisher Bay''' is an inlet of the [[Davis Strait]] in [[Nunavut]], [[Canada]]. It is in the southeastern corner of [[Baffin Island]]. The capital of Nunavut, [[Iqaluit]], is near the bay. Frobisher Bay is 230 kilometers (140 miles) long and is 40 kilometers (25 miles) wide at its widest point. There are many small islands in the bay. The bay was discovered in [[1576]] by [[Martin Frobisher]], an English [[navigator]] who was looking for the [[Northwest Passage]]. {{multistub|geo|Canada}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Bays of Canada]] [[Category:Nunavut]]