Umingmalik Explained

Umingmalik
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Native Name Link:Inuktitut
Location:M'Clintock Channel
Coordinates:70.5764°N -100.4128°W
Archipelago:Arctic Archipelago
Area Km2:220
Country:Canada
Country Admin Divisions Title:Territory
Country Admin Divisions:Nunavut
Population:Uninhabited

Umingmalik formerly Gateshead Island[1] is an island located in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. Located in M'Clintock Channel, the area of Gateshead Island is around 220km2.[2] It is an important polar bear denning area.[3]

This is a different island than the one visited by Richard Collinson, commanding HMS Enterprise, while searching for John Franklin.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Government of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Place names - Umingmalik. 2021-07-04. www4.rncan.gc.ca. 2017-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20170725010243/http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/0c739b8f849c20c361daac4ec8a6b5a2. live.
  2. Web site: Gateshead Island. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101223043232/http://www.oceandots.com/arctic/canada/gateshead.php. December 23, 2010. 2009-03-14.
  3. Web site: Polar Bear Denning Area at Gateshead Island, Northwest Territories . 2007-11-28 . 2011-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524140200/http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic37-2-169.pdf . live .
  4. Book: Barr, William. William Barr (Arctic historian). Arctic Hell-Ship: The Voyage of HMS Enterprise 1850-1855. registration. gateshead island.. 2007-06-01. The University of Alberta Press. 978-0-88864-472-5. 235. Chapter 13. Results and Reactions, Then and Later.

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