Dunne Foxe Island
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Geography | |
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Location | Hudson Bay |
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Archipelago | Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
Country | |
Nunavut | Nunavut |
Region | Kivalliq |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Dunne Foxe Island is one of the Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada within western Hudson Bay. The hamlet of Whale Cove is 25 km (16 mi) to the west.[1]
The island was named on July 30, 1631 by Arctic explorer, Captain Luke Foxe.[2]
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