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Pim Island (previously Bedford Pim Island)[1] is located off the eastern coast of Ellesmere Island, part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Located within the Arctic Archipelago, it is a part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands.

Pim Island
2005 photo of Pim Island
Pim Island
Pim Island
Geography
LocationNorthern Canada
Coordinates78°44′N 074°25′W
ArchipelagoQueen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited
Plaque on Pim Island to the memory of dead men from the expedition of Adolphus Greely. Photographed in 2005
Plaque on Pim Island to the memory of dead men from the expedition of Adolphus Greely. Photographed in 2005

Pim Island is separated from Ellesmere Island by Rice Strait, the waterway that connects Rosse Bay to the south and Buchanan Bay to the north.[2] Nares Strait is to the east. Pim Island is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Cocked Hat Island.


History


The Adolphus Greely expedition wintered at Camp Clay in 1883,[3] and in 1884, Cape Sabine was the rescue site for Greely and the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition.[4] The island is named in honour of naval officer and barrister Bedford Pim of HMS Resolute.


References


  1. Greely, A. W. (2007). Handbook of Polar Discoveries. Read Books. p. 238. ISBN 978-1-4067-6645-5.
  2. Dieck, Herman Dieck (1885). The Marvellous Wonders of the Polar World. Philadelphia: Thompson National Pub. Co. pp. 521. OCLC 6878914. cocked-hat rice's strait.
  3. Dick, Lyle (2001). Muskox land: Ellesmere Island in the age of contact. University of Calgary Press. p. 281. ISBN 1-55238-050-5.
  4. 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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[de] Pim Island

Pim Island ist eine der Ellesmere-Insel vorgelagerte unbewohnte Insel am nördlichen Ausgang des Smithsunds. Sie gehört zu den Königin-Elisabeth-Inseln in Nunavut, Kanada.
- [en] Pim Island

[fr] Île Pim

L'Île Pim est une île de l'archipel arctique canadien située au Nunavut à l'est de l'Île d'Ellesmere. Elle fait partie des îles de la Reine-Élisabeth.

[it] Isola Pim

L'isola Pim si trova nella Regione di Qikiqtaaluk, nel territorio canadese del Nunavut. Situato nell'Arcipelago artico canadese, fa parte del gruppo delle isole Regina Elisabetta.

[ru] Пим (остров)

Пим (англ. Pim Island), ранее Бедфорд Пим (англ. Bedford Pim Island) — остров у восточного побережья острова Элсмир, регион Кикиктани, территория Нунавут, Канада[1]. Входит в Острова Королевы Елизаветы. Остров назван в честь Бедфорда Пима. На острове находится мыс Сабин.


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