Bear Island (Nunavut)

Bear Island
Bear Island is located in Nunavut
Bear Island
Bear Island
Bear Island is located in Canada
Bear Island
Bear Island
Geography
LocationFrobisher Bay
Coordinates62°27′N 64°17′W / 62.450°N 64.283°W / 62.450; -64.283
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Bear Island is an uninhabited island offshore of Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.[1] The island lies in the Labrador Sea a few kilometres north of its confluence with Frobisher Bay. Other islands in the immediate vicinity of the tip of Hall Peninsula include the Harper Islands, Lefferts Island, Little Hall Island, and Hudson Island.

  1. ^ "Bear Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-07-26.