Griffin Inlet is a body of water in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Situated in Wellington Channel, it lies north of Cape Bowden, off the southwestern coast of Devon Island, in the eastern high Arctic.

It was discovered by and named for Samuel P. Griffin, commander of the ship Rescue during the search for the lost Sir John Franklin expedition.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Smucker, Samuel Mosheim (1857). Arctic Explorations and Discoveries During the Nineteenth Century: Being Detailed Accounts of the Several Expeditions to the North Seas, Both English and American, Conducted by Ross, Parry, Back, Franklin, M'Clure, and Others, Including the First Grinnell Expedition, Under Lieutenant De Haven (Digitized Dec 7, 2007 ed.). Miller, Orton. pp. 397. "griffin inlet."

## External links[edit]

* Griffin Inlet at GeoNameId: 5967062

Coordinates: 75°07′06″N 092°10′04″W / 75.11833°N 92.16778°W / 75.11833; -92.16778 (Griffin Inlet)

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