Eight Bears Island | |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Northwest Territories#Canada |
Native Name Link: | Inuktitut |
Location: | Northern Canada |
Coordinates: | 77.1006°N -113.3694°W |
Archipelago: | Queen Elizabeth Islands Arctic Archipelago |
Country: | Canada |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Territory |
Country Admin Divisions: | Northwest Territories |
Population: | Uninhabited |
Eight Bears Island is an island of the Arctic Archipelago, specifically of the Parry Islands subgroup of the Queen Elizabeth Islands. It belongs to the Northwest Territories, Canada.It lies just east of Fitzwilliam Owen Island, south-west of the Ballantyne Strait. It is roughly halfway between Mackenzie King Island (to the north-east) and Emerald Isle (to the south-west).