Hall Basin is an
Arctic
The Arctic ( or ) is a polar regions of Earth, polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut), Danish Realm (Greenla ...
waterway between
Hall Land
Hall Land is a peninsula in far northwestern Greenland. It is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. Hall Land is one of the coldest places in Greenland.
History
Hall Land was named after Charles Francis Hall, leader of the 1871 Pola ...
in
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland ...
to the east and Canada's northernmost island,
Ellesmere Island
Ellesmere Island ( iu, script=Latn, Umingmak Nuna, lit=land of muskoxen; french: île d'Ellesmere) is Canada's northernmost and third largest island, and the tenth largest in the world. It comprises an area of , slightly smaller than Great Br ...
, to the west.
Hall Basin is named after American polar explorer
Charles Francis Hall
Charles Francis Hall ( – November 8, 1871) was an American Arctic explorer, best known for his collection of Inuit testimony regarding the 1845 Franklin Expedition and the suspicious circumstances surrounding his death while leading th ...
.
Geography
Hall Basin is located in
Nares Strait
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with its entrance between
Cape Baird on the eastern coast of Ellesmere Island and
Cape Morton on the northwestern coast of Greenland.
Robeson Channel
Robeson Channel () is a body of water lying between Greenland and Canada's northernmost island, Ellesmere Island. It is the most northerly part of Nares Strait, linking Hall Basin to the south with the Arctic Ocean to the north. The Newman Fjord ...
is to the north of the basin, and
Kennedy Channel to the south. The basin is irregularly shaped, the entrance to
Lady Franklin Bay
Lady Franklin Bay is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. The bay is located in Nares Strait northwest of Judge Daly Promontory and is an inlet into the northeastern shore of Ellesmere Island.
Fort Conger—formerly ...
lies on its western shores, being deeply indented by an extensive fjord system. Although the eastern shore is more regular, it includes the
Petermann Fjord of the
Petermann Glacier
Petermann Glacier ( da, Petermann Gletsjer) is a large glacier located in North-West Greenland to the east of Nares Strait. It connects the Greenland ice sheet to the Arctic Ocean at 81°10' north latitude, near Hans Island.
The glacier and its ...
at its southern end.
[''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute'', p. 93]
References
Ellesmere Island
Bays of Qikiqtaaluk Region
Straits of Greenland
Straits of Qikiqtaaluk Region
Canada–Greenland border
International straits
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