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Bush Island (Nunavut)
Bush Island is a small, remote island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Hudson Strait, off the north end of Killiniq Island, separated by Port Harvey, a small bay. It measures long and wide. The elevation is approximately above sea level. Perrett Island, Hettash Island, and Flat Island, lie off the west end of Bush Island, separated by Lenz Strait. Two island groups are close by, including the Knight Islands at away, and the Cape Chidley Islands The Cape Chidley Islands are members of the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. They are located in the Labrador Sea at the south end of the entrance to the Hudson Strait, north of Killiniq Island's Cape Chidley, and separated from Ki ... at away. References {{Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region Islands of Hudson Strait Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hudson Strait
Hudson Strait (french: Détroit d'Hudson) links the Atlantic Ocean and Labrador Sea to Hudson Bay in Canada. This strait lies between Baffin Island and Nunavik, with its eastern entrance marked by Cape Chidley in Newfoundland and Labrador and Resolution Island off Baffin Island. The strait is about 750 km long with an average width of 125 km, varying from 70 km at the eastern entrance to 240 km at Deception Bay. English navigator Sir Martin Frobisher was the first European to report entering the strait, in 1578. He named a tidal rip at the entrance the Furious Overfall and called the strait ''Mistaken Strait'', since he felt it held less promise as an entrance to the Northwest Passage than the body of water that was later named Frobisher Bay. John Davis sailed by the entrance to the strait during his voyage of 1587. The first European to explore the strait was George Weymouth who sailed 300 nautical miles beyond the Furious Overfall in 1602. The strait was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
