Gateshead Island
| Gateshead Island (Umingmalik) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Waters | McClintock Canal | |
| Archipelago | canadian arctic archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 70 ° 36 ′ N , 100 ° 26 ′ W | |
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| length | 30 km | |
| surface | 220 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 40 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Gateshead Island ( Inuktitut : Umingmalik ) is an uninhabited island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the Kitikmeot region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut .
The island is located in the McClintock Channel , about 50 km east of Victoria Island . The Larsen Sound begins south of the island . Their area is 220 km².
It is an important polar bear area .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Darren Keith: Inuit Qaujimaningit Nanurnut Inuit Knowledge of Polar Bears (PDF; 7.0 MB). Gjoa Haven Hunters 'and Trappers' Organization and CCI Press, 2005, Appendix 5.
- ↑ The Atlas of Canada - Sea Islands ( Memento from October 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ^ RE Schweinsburg, W. Spencer, D. Williams: Polar Bear Denning Area at Gateshead Island, Northwest Territories (PDF; 230 kB). In: ARCTIC Vol. 37, No. 2, June 1984, pp. 169-171.