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Island in Nunavut, Canada
Bibby Island
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Geography
LocationHudson Bay
Coordinates61°53′N 093°05′W / 61.883°N 93.083°W / 61.883; -93.083 (Bibby Island)
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavut
RegionKivalliq
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Bibby Island (variously named on maps as Bibyos, Sir Bibby, Sir Bibby's, Sir Bybie's, and Sir Bibye's) was named for Sir Bibye (Bibby) Lake, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company from 1712 to 1743.

It is one of several uninhabited Canadian Arctic islands in the Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located within western Hudson Bay, 41 km (25 mi) southwest of the community of Whale Cove and 20 km (12 mi) south of the former trading post and mining settlement of Tavani.

Other islands in the vicinity include Airartuuq, Flattop, Imiligaarjuk, Imilijjuaq, Irik, Ivuniraarjuq, Kayak, and Walrus.

Geography

The large, low island is characterized by till and boulders, separated from Neville Bay's shore by a narrow, shallow channel.

References

  1. "Bibby Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 27 May 2024.
  2. "Lake, Bibye (Sir)" (PDF). Hudson's Bay Company Archives. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. "Point-to-point distance Bibby Island – Whale Cove". Natural Resources Canada. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  4. "Point-to-point distance Bibby Island – Tavani". Natural Resources Canada. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  5. "Bibby Island, Nunavut, Canada". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  6. Canada, Geological Survey of (1898). "Annual report". Geological Survey of Canada. 1898: 86. OCLC 1552908.
Islands of the Kivalliq Region
Islands of Chesterfield Inlet
Islands of Foxe Basin
Islands of Hudson Bay
Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region


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