Bear Islands

Islands in Nunavut, Canada
54°22′N 081°05′W / 54.367°N 81.083°W / 54.367; -81.083Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavutRegionQikiqtaalukDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

The uninhabited Bear Islands are located in James Bay, southeast of the Belcher Islands. They are part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut[1] and consists of black basalt outcrops. They are made up of the Bear Island and Two Cubs Islands. Nearby is Sunday Island.

From 1957 to 1965, Bear Island was a radar site on the Mid-Canada Line and also housed a petroleum depot and small airfield. After being abandoned, it lay derelict. In 1996 it was identified for remediation, and this work was completed during the summer of 2010 at a cost of $5.5 million.

References

  1. ^ "Bear Islands, Nunavut". atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
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Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region
 
Belcher IslandsIslands of Cumberland SoundIslands of Davis StraitIslands of Foxe BasinIslands of Frobisher BayIslands of the Gulf of BoothiaIslands of Hudson BayIslands of Hudson StraitIslands of James Bay
Islands of the Labrador SeaQueen Elizabeth Islands
Ellesmere Island
Parry Islands
Sverdrup Islands
Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region
See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region.
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