 Map of the Southampton Island | |
  Southampton  Southampton | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hudson Bay at Foxe Basin |
| Coordinates | 64°20′N 084°40′W / 64.333°N 84.667°W[1] |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 41,214 km2 (15,913 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 34th |
| Highest elevation | 625 m (2051 ft) |
| Highest point | Mathiassen Mountain |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Kivalliq |
| Largest settlement | Coral Harbour (pop. 1035[2]) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1035 (2021 Canadian census) |
| Ethnic groups | Inuit |
Southampton Island (Inuktitut: Shugliaq)[3] is a large island at the entrance to Hudson Bay at Foxe Basin. One of the larger members of the Arctic Archipelago, Southampton Island is part of the Kivalliq Region in Nunavut, Canada. The area of the island is stated as 41,214 km2 (15,913 sq mi) by Statistics Canada.[4] It is the 34th largest island in the world and Canada's ninth largest island. The only settlement on Southampton Island is Coral Harbour (population 1,035, 2021 Canadian census),[5] called Salliq in Inuktitut.
Southampton Island is one of the few Canadian areas, and the only area in Nunavut, that does not use daylight saving time.
- ^ "Southampton Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Census Profile". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ Issenman, Betty. Sinews of Survival: The living legacy of Inuit clothing. UBC Press, 1997. pp252-254
- ^ Statistics Canada Archived 2004-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.