Darnley Bay is a large inlet in the Northwest Territories, Canada.

The Canadian Shield originates east of Darnley Bay, the terrain sloping upwards, and characterized by glacial deposits.

[4] In 1915, the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-16 was the first to delineate the southern shore of Darnley Bay.

[5] The Hornaday River drains into the bay's southern shores, 14 km (8.7 mi) east of the Inuvialuit hamlet of Paulatuk.

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