Resolute Bay

Resolute Bay is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Named after the Arctic exploration vessel HMS Resolute (1850), it is located in Parry Channel on the southern side of Cornwallis Island. The hamlet of Resolute is located on the northern shore of the bay with Resolute Bay Airport to the northwest. The Inuit associated with Resolute Bay are called Qausuittuq and the population of the hamlet in the 2006 census was 229.

On the western shore, the Defence Research Telecommunications Establishment (DRTE) and the Communications Research Centre Canada operated a launch site for sounding rockets. Between 1966 and 1971 rockets of the types Black Brant and Boosted Arcas were launched.



Mapping

 * Parry Channel, 74.43333°N, -94.75°W
 * Cornwallis Island, 75.08333°N, -95°W
 * Resolute, 74.6975°N, -94.83222°W


 * Resolute Bay Airport, 74.71694°N, -94.96944°W
 * DRTE/CRC launch site, 74.68333°N, -94.9°W