Pim Island
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern Canada |
| Coordinates | 78°44′N 074°25′W / 78.733°N 74.417°W |
| Archipelago | Queen Elizabeth Islands Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Pim Island is located off the eastern coast of Ellesmere Island, part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Located within the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, it is a part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands.
Pim Island is separated from Ellesmere Island by Rice Strait, the waterway that connects Rosse Bay to the north and Buchanan Strait to the south.[1] Nares Strait is to the east. Pim Island is 6 km. from Cocked Hat Island.
History
In 1884, the island's Cape Sabine was notable as the rescue site of Adolphus Greely and the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition.[2]
References
- ^ Dieck, Herman Dieck (1885). The Marvellous Wonders of the Polar World. Philadelphia: Thompson National Pub. Co. p. 521. OCLC 6878914.
- ^ Guttridge, Leonard F. (2000-09-01). "Ghosts of Cape Sabine: the harrowing true story of the Greely expedition". Arctic Institute of North America of the University of Calgary. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
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