geo.wikisort.org - IslandMansel Island (Inuktitut: Pujjunaq), a member of the Arctic Archipelago, is an uninhabited island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is located in Hudson Bay off of Quebec's Ungava Peninsula.[3] At 3,180 km2 (1,230 sq mi) in size, it is the 159th largest island in the world, and Canada's 28th largest island.
Island in Nunavut, Canada
Mansel Island was named in 1613 by Sir Thomas Button[4] after Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Mansell.
References
Further reading
- Aylsworth, J. M., and W. Shilts. Surficial Geology of Coats and Mansel Islands, Northwest Territories. [Ottawa]: Energy, Mines, and Resources Canada, 1991. ISBN 0-660-13745-3
- Comock. Comock: the True Story of an Eskimo Hunter as told to Robert Flaherty. Photographs by Robert Flaherty. Text by Robert Flaherty and Edmund Carpenter. Jaffrey, N.H.: David R. Godine, 2003.
- Furnell, D. J. Summer Polar Bear Tagging on Mansel Island, N.W.T. [Yellowknife]: N.W.T. Wildlife Service, Govt. of the Northwest Territories, 1979.
- Polunin, Nicholas. Additions to the Floras of Southampton and Mansel Islands, Hudson Bay. Contributions of The Gray Herbarium, Harvard University, No.165. 1947.
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- Lupin Mine
- Nanisivik Mine
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[de] Mansel Island
Mansel Island (Inuktitut: Pujjunaq) ist eine unbewohnte Insel am Eingang der Hudson Bay im Norden. Administrativ gehört sie zur Region Qikiqtaaluk des kanadischen Territoriums Nunavut.
- [en] Mansel Island
[es] Isla Mansel
La isla Mansel (en inglés, Mansel Island; en inuktitut, Pujjunaq) es una isla de Canadá situada en la bahía de Hudson, frente a la península de Ungava. La isla forma parte de Región Qikiqtaaluk del territorio autónomo de Nunavut.
[fr] Île Mansel
L'île Mansel (Pujjunaq en inuktitut) est une île inhabitée de l'archipel arctique canadien située dans la région de Qikiqtaaluk au Nunavut au Canada dans le baie d'Hudson au large de la péninsule d'Ungava du Québec. Avec sa superficie de 3 180 km2, elle est la 159e plus grande île au monde et la 28e plus grande au Canada. Elle abrite une réserve de caribous. Elle a été nommée en 1613 par sir Thomas Button en l'honneur du vice-amiral Robert Mansell.
[it] Isola di Mansel
Mansel (Pujjunaq in lingua inuit) è un'isola del Canada posta a nord della baia di Hudson.
[ru] Мансел (остров)
Мансел (англ. Mansel Island) — остров Канадского Арктического архипелага. В настоящее время остров необитаем (2012).
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