Description
Gwydyr Bay is located between Back Point and Point Storkersen, on Beaufort Sea coast, 3 mi. SE of Beechey Point, Arctic Plain. 8 miles wide.
History
Named on August 17, 1826, by Franklin (1828, p. 166), who wrote, "we had * * * the gratification of being able to trace the land round Gwydyr Bay to its outer point (Point Back) * * *."