Astronomical Society Islands
69°49′59″N 091°34′00″W / 69.83306°N 91.56667°W / 69.83306; -91.56667 (Astronomical Society Islands)Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago Area 139 km2 (54 sq mi) Administration Territory Nunavut Region Kitikmeot Demographics Population Uninhabited Islands of Bathurst Inlet Islands of Coronation Gulf Islands of the Gulf of Boothia
Canada
The Astronomical Society Islands[1] are members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. They are located in western Gulf of Boothia at the mouth of Lord Mayor Bay. The group is near the Boothia Peninsula and south of the Copeland Islands. The waters surrounding the archipelago have been used for hunting polar bears and walrus.[2]
History
The islands were named for the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada in 1910.[3][4]
In 2018, the research vessel Akademik Ioffe ran aground west of the islands.[5]
References
- ^ "Astronomical Society Islands". Atlas of Canada. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ https://www.gov.nu.ca/sites/default/files/documents/2022-07/ncri_gjoa_haven_en.pdf
- ^ https://www.rasc.ca/sites/default/files/publications/JRASC-2020-08-lr.pdf
- ^ https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=OABFQ
- ^ https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/medias-media/fiches-facts/m18c0225/m18c0225-20210521.html
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Islands of the Kitikmeot Region
- Beverly
- Bryde
- Clarence
- De la Roquette
- Dixon
- Finlayson
- Gibson
- Hay
- Hobday
- Hovgaard
- Keith
- King William
- Little Camping
- Matty
- Minto
- Montreal
- O'Reilly
- Prince of Wales
- Putulik
- Qikiqtagafaaluk
- Qikiqtaryuaq
- Qikiqtaryuaq (Queen Maud Gulf)
- Royal Geographical Society
- Stefansson
- Sutton
- Tasmania
- Tennent
- Umingmalik
- Victoria
- Winter
- Algaq
- Aupilaktuq
- Barry
- Chapman
- Galena
- Iqalulialuk
- Igluhugyuk
- Marcet
- North Quadyuk
- Patsy Klengenberg
- Qannuyak
- Qannuyak (Barry Islands)
- Qikiqtaryuaq (Bathurst Inlet)
- Quadyuk
- Shoe
- Stockport
- Triple
- Walrus
- Wignick
- Aiyohok
- Akvitlak
- Anchor
- Bate
- Berens
- Black Berry
- Blaze
- Cockburn
- Couper
- Deadman
- Doak
- Duke of York
- Edinburgh
- Haodlon
- Hatoayok
- Hepburn
- Hokagon
- Home
- Ivuniryuaq
- Jameson
- Kabviukvik
- Kigirktaryuk
- Kitaagunnaat
- Kingak
- Lawford
- Leo
- Mangak
- Miles
- Nakahungaqtuaryuit
- Nallukatarvik
- Nanortut
- Nanukton
- Nattiqtuut
- Nauyan
- Nichols
- Onitkok
- Outcast
- Porden
- Richardson
- Sesqui
- Seven Mile
- Sir Graham Moore
- Sisters
- Takhoalok
- Ungiiviit
- Astronomical Society
- Copeland
- Harrison
- Hecla and Fury
- Helen
- Lady Parry
- Martin
- Pouncet
- Somerset
- Susanna
- Wales
Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Islands of the Kivalliq Region, Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region
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