Mansel Island

Mansel Island

[[Inuktitut|Native name]]: Pujjunaq
Mansel Island, Nunavut
Geography
Location	Hudson Bay
Coordinates	62°00′N 79°50′W / 62°N 79.833°W / 62; -79.833 (Mansel Island)Coordinates: 62°00′N 79°50′W / 62°N 79.833°W / 62; -79.833 (Mansel Island)
Archipelago	Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Area	3,180 km2 (1,228 sq mi)
Country
Canada
Nunavut	Nunavut
Region	Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Mansel Island (Inuktitut: Pujjunaq), a member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, is an uninhabited island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is located in Hudson Bay off of Quebec's Ungava Peninsula.^[1] At 3,180 km² (1,230 sq mi) in size, it is the 159th largest island in the world, and Canada's 28th largest island. The island is home to a reindeer reserve.

Mansel Island was named in 1613 by Sir Thomas Button^[2] after Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Mansell.

References

1. ^ Mary Lu Abbott (2006-02-05). "Native expedition to the Arctic frontier". Los Angeles Times. http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-cruisenorth5feb05. Retrieved 2009-02-01. 
2. ^ Hood, Robert; C. Stuart Houston (1994). To the Arctic by Canoe, 1819-1821: The Journal and Paintings of Robert Hood, Midshipman with Franklin. Google Books. p. 16. ISBN 9780773512221. http://books.google.ca/books?id=hPvCru48DL0C&pg=PA16&lpg=PA16&dq=%22Mansel+Island%22+OR+%22Ile+Mansel%22+OR+%22Isle+Mansel%22&source=bl&ots=nJiwcpBoWL&sig=YZ0WddHWDU8J7S6DryPL2dmQYlY&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=16&ct=result#PPA14,M1. Retrieved 2008-09-28. "...named by Button in 1613, after Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Mansel (1573-1653)." 

• Mansel Island at The Canadian Encyclopedia
• Sea islands: Atlas of Canada; Natural Resources Canada

Further reading

• Aylsworth, J. M., and W. Shilts. Surficial Geology of Coats and Mansel Islands, Northwest Territories. [Ottawa]: Energy, Mines, and Resources Canada, 1991. ISBN 0660137453
• Comock. Comock: the True Story of an Eskimo Hunter as told to Robert Flaherty. Photographs by Robert Flaherty. Text by Robert Flaherty and Edmund Carpenter. Jaffrey, N.H.: David R. Godine, 2003.
• Furnell, D. J. Summer Polar Bear Tagging on Mansel Island, N.W.T. [Yellowknife]: N.W.T. Wildlife Service, Govt. of the Northwest Territories, 1979.
• Polunin, Nicholas. Additions to the Floras of Southampton and Mansel Islands, Hudson Bay. Contributions of The Gray Herbarium, Harvard University, No.165. 1947.