Charlton Island
| Charlton Island | ||
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| Waters | James Bay | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 0 ′ N , 79 ° 30 ′ W | |
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| surface | 308 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
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Charlton Island is an uninhabited island in James Bay . Politically, the island belongs to the Qikiqtaaluk region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut .
The island is located northwest of Rupert Bay , into which the Rivière Rupert flows. It has an area of 308 km². The southern tip of Charlton Island also represents the southernmost point of Nunavut.
Thomas James , who gave his name to James Bay, spent the winter on the island in 1631. He named it after Charles I , King of England, Scotland and Ireland. The founders of Fort Rupert (1668) must have seen the island. Charles Bayly , governor of the Hudson's Bay Company , nearly stranded on the island in 1674. This was before he proposed Charlton Island in 1679 as a central depot for the three trading posts on James Bay. This project was carried out until 1685 or later. After the Hudson Bay Expedition (1686) , the French planned to deport their prisoners to the island.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Natural Resources Canada - The Atlas of Canada - Sea Islands ( Memento October 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Arthur S. Morton: A History of the Canadian West , p. 34