Mansel Island

Mansel Island is a member of the Arctic Archipelago, is an uninhabited island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is located in Hudson Bay off Quebec's Ungava Peninsula. At 3,162.26 km (1,220.96 sq mi) in size, it is the 159th largest island in the world, and Canada's 28th largest island. Its topography features a gently undulating limestone lowland with elevations not exceeding 100 m (330 ft). Mansel Island was named in 1613 by Sir Thomas Button after Sir Robert Mansell, a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy.