Bibby Island Explained

Bibby Island
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Location:Hudson Bay
Coordinates:61.8833°N -98°W
Archipelago:Arctic Archipelago
Country:Canada
Country Admin Divisions Title:Nunavut
Country Admin Divisions:Nunavut
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Region
Country Admin Divisions 1:Kivalliq
Population:Uninhabited

Bibby Island (variously named on maps as Bibyos, Sir Bibby, Sir Bibby's, Sir Bybie's, and Sir Bibye's) was named for Sir Bibye (Bibby) Lake, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company from 1712 to 1743.[1]

It is one of several uninhabited Canadian Arctic islands in the Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located within western Hudson Bay, southwest of the community of Whale Cove[2] and south of the former trading post and mining settlement of Tavani.[3]

Other islands in the vicinity include Airartuuq, Flattop, Imiligaarjuk, Imilijjuaq, Irik, Ivuniraarjuq, Kayak, and Walrus.[4]

Geography

The large, low island is characterized by till and boulders, separated from Neville Bay's shore by a narrow, shallow channel.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lake, Bibye (Sir) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212125/http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/biographical/l/lake_bibye1712-1743.pdf . 4 March 2016 . 27 May 2024 . Hudson's Bay Company Archives.
  2. Web site: Point-to-point distance Bibby Island – Whale Cove. Natural Resources Canada. 6 February 2021. 27 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Point-to-point distance Bibby Island – Tavani. Natural Resources Canada. 6 February 2021. 27 May 2024.
  4. Web site: Bibby Island, Nunavut, Canada. travelingluck.com. 2008-12-03.
  5. Canada, Geological Survey of. 1898. Annual report. Geological Survey of Canada. 1898. 86. 1552908.