Nimigen Island | |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Nunavut#Canada |
Native Name: | Kemisuack |
Native Name Link: | Inuktitut |
Location: | Cumberland Sound |
Coordinates: | 65.12°N -66.73°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: | Qikiqtaaluk |
Population: | Uninhabited |
Nimigen Island (previously: Kemisuack,[1] Kemisoke, Kimersok, Kimisoke[2]) is an uninhabited Baffin Island offshore island located in the Arctic Archipelago in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region. It lies in Cumberland Sound, approximately 10.5km (06.5miles) east of Robert Peel Inlet[3] To its east is Utsusivik Island; south is Chidliak Bay.
In the mid 19th century, the island supported a whaling industry.[4]