Bishop Island

Island in Nunavut, Canada
63°38′N 068°45′W / 63.633°N 68.750°W / 63.633; -68.750 (Bishop Island)ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoAdministration
Canada
TerritoryNunavutRegionQikiqtaalukDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

Bishop Island[1] is a Baffin Island offshore island located in the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The island lies in Frobisher Bay, approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) southwest of Iqaluit. Hill Island and Faris Island are in the immediate vicinity.

The island was named by American Arctic explorer Charles Francis Hall.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Bishop Island". tageo.com. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  2. ^ Stenton, Douglas (August 1, 1997). "Who was Sylvia Grinnell?". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
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Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region
 Belcher IslandsIslands of Cumberland SoundIslands of Davis StraitIslands of Foxe BasinIslands of Frobisher BayIslands of the Gulf of BoothiaIslands of Hudson BayIslands of Hudson StraitIslands of James Bay
Islands of the Labrador SeaQueen Elizabeth Islands
Ellesmere Island
Parry Islands
Sverdrup Islands
Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region
See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region.


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