Sutton Island (Nunavut) Explained

Sutton Island
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Location:Arctic Canada
Archipelago:Arctic Archipelago
Country:Canada
Country Admin Divisions Title:Territory
Country Admin Divisions:Nunavut
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Region
Country Admin Divisions 1:Kitikmeot

Sutton Island is located in northern Canada's territory of Nunavut. It is situated in the Dolphin and Union Strait immediately next to Liston Island. Rymer Point and Simpson Bay, on Victoria Island's Wollaston Peninsula are to the northeast. Bernard Harbour, on the mainland, is to the southwest, as is Chantrey Island.

The island is the ancestral home of several Inuit including the Puiplirmiut (or Puiblirmiut) and Noahonirmiut, Copper Inuit subgroups.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Stefansson, Vilhjalmur. The Stefánsson-Anderson Arctic Expedition of the American Museum: Preliminary Ethnological Report. 1914. The Trustees of the American Museum. New York. 13626409. 16, 31 .
  2. Stefansson . V. . 1914-12-30 . Prehistoric and Present Commerce among the Arctic Coast Eskimo . Geological Survey Museum Bulletin . 6 . 14 .