Byam Martin Island
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| Byam Martin Island | |
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 Byam Martin Island, Nunavut |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Northern Canada |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Archipelago | Queen Elizabeth Islands Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 1,150 km² (440 sq mi)
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| Administration | |
 Canada |
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| Territory |  Nunavut |
| Qikiqtaaluk Region | — |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Byam Martin Island (BEI-uhm) is one of the Canadian arctic islands located on the northern side of the Viscount Melville Sound in the territory of Nunavut. It is separated from the eastern coast of Melville Island, 27 km (17 mi) to the west, by the Byam Martin Channel; and from Bathurst Island, 35 km (22 mi) to the northeast, by the Austin Channel.[1]
Byam Martin Island is 480 km (300 mi) long, 32 km (20 mi) wide, and measures 1,150 km² (440 sq mi) in area.[2]
The island was named by Sir William Edward Parry in August 1819 during his first expedition to discover the Northwest Passage.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Byam Martin Island at Oceandots.com
- ^ Byam Martin Island at The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
- ^ Parry, William Edward (1821). Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific: Performed in the Years 1819-20, in His Majesty's Ships Hecla and Griper, under the orders of William Edward Parry. princeton.edu.
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