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The Solomons Temple Islands (variants: Solomon's Temple Islands; Solomons Temple Island) are an uninhabited Canadian arctic islands group located within the midsection of James Bay in Nunavut, Canada. They are situated north of Charlton Island,[1] and southwest of Paint Hills Islands, Pointe au Huard and Andrew Moar Bay (52.8°N 78.8°W / 52.8; -78.8),[2]

Solomons Temple Islands
Solomons Temple Islands
Solomons Temple Islands
Geography
LocationNorthern Canada
Coordinates52°49′29″N 079°9′00″W
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Solomons Temple Islands are 4 km (2.5 mi) in size.[3]


History


In 1950, Thomas Henry Manning studied unusually high tide driftwood strand lines on Solomons Temple's northern exposed beach.[4]


References


  1. "Charlton Island". oceandots.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-04-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Manning, p. 4
  3. Atlas of Canada
  4. Manning, T.H. (1951). "Remarks on the Tides and Driftwood Strand Lines along the East Coast of James Bay" (PDF). Arctic. ucalgary.ca. 4 (2). doi:10.14430/arctic3940. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-28.





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