Flaherty Island is the largest island of the Belcher Islands group in Hudson Bay in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.
 Flaherty Island from the air, looking south. | |
  Flaherty Island  Flaherty Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hudson Bay |
| Coordinates | 56°14′N 079°17′W / 56.233°N 79.283°W[1] |
| Archipelago | Belcher Islands Arctic Archipelago |
| Length | 7.1 km (4.41 mi) |
| Width | 4.2 km (2.61 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 34 m (112 ft)[2] |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Largest settlement | Sanikiluaq |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1,010 (2021[3]) |
| Ethnic groups | Inuit |
The Inuit community of Sanikiluaq is located on its north coast, and is the southernmost community in Nunavut.
The island is named in honour of visual anthropologist Robert J. Flaherty.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Flaherty Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Flaherty Island". geonames.org. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Christopher, Robert J.; Flaherty, Frances Hubbard; Flaherty, Robert Joseph (2005). Robert and Frances Flaherty: a documentary life, 1883-1922. McGill-Queen's Press. pp. 429. ISBN 0-7735-2876-8.
External links
edit- Flaherty Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada