Marie Bay
Bay in the Northwest Territories, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Princess Marie Bay on Ellesmere Island.
Marie Bay is a fjord on the Northwest tip of Melville Island.[1][2][3] Marie Bay lies on the part of Melville Island that is in the Northwest Territories. The Eastern part of the Island is in Nunavut.
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Coordinates | 76.21°N 115.37°W / 76.21; -115.37 |
Basin countries | Canada |
Settlements | Uninhabited |
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Oil sands deposits were found in the Marie Bay region.[1] The oil sands deposit are estimated to hold 100 to 250 million barrels of oil.[4][5][6]