Location Northern Canada Region Qikiqtaaluk | Territory Nunavut Population Uninhabited | |
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Island groups Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Queen Elizabeth Islands | ||
Pim Island (previously Bedford 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.
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Map of Pim Island, Baffin, Unorganized, NU, Canada
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. Nares Strait is to the east. Pim Island is 6 km. from Cocked Hat Island.
History
The Adolphus Greely expedition wintered at Camp Clay in 1883, and in 1884, Cape Sabine was the rescue site for Greely and the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. The island is named in honour of naval officer and barrister Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim of the HMS Resolute.
References
Pim Island Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA