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	Topics Southampton Island Topic Home One of the larger members of the Canadian Arctic ArchipelagoCanadian Arctic Archipelago he archipelago extends some 2 400 km longitudinally and 1 900 km from the mainland to Cape Columbia, the northernmost po... , Southampton Island is a large island at the entrance to Hudson BayHudson Bay Hudson Bay is a large, relatively shallow body of water in northeastern Canada.... , CanadaCanada Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, occupying most of northern North America.... . It is part of the Kivalliq Region of the NunavutNunavut Nunavut is the largest and newest of the territories of Canada; it was separated officially from the vast Northwest Territor... Territory. The area of the island is stated as 41,214 km²1 E10 m² To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 10 000 km and 100 ... by Statistics CanadaStatistics Canada Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government bureau commissioned with producing statistics to help better understan... . It is the 34th largest island in the worldList of islands by area This is a list of islands in the world ordered by area.... and Canada's 9th largest islandList of Canadian islands by area This is a list of Canadian islands, as ordered by area.... . The only settlement on Southampton Island is Coral HarbourCoral Harbour, Nunavut Coral Harbour, is a small Inuit community that is located on Southampton Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut.... (pop. 712, Canada 2001 CensusCanada 2001 Census The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population.... ), called in Inuit Salliq. It's separated from the Melville PeninsulaFacts About Melville Peninsula The Melville Peninsula is a large peninsula in the Canadian Arctic.... by Frozen StraitFrozen Strait Frozen Strait is an Arctic Ocean waterway located in Nunavut's Foxe Basin between the Melville Peninsula and Southampton Isl... . East Bay Bird Sanctuary and Harry Gibbons Bird Sanctuary are located on the island and are important breeding sites for the Lesser Snow GooseSnow Goose The Snow Goose is a North American species of goose.... (Anser caerulescens caerulescens). Southampton Island is one of the few Canadian areas, and the only area in Nunavut, that does not use daylight saving timeDaylight saving time Daylight saving time , also known as summer time or daylight savings time, is a widely used system of adjusting ... . History Historically speaking, Southampton Island is famous for its now-extinct inhabitants, the SadlermiutSadlermiut The Sadlermiut were an Eskimo people living in near isolation mainly on and around Coats Island, Walrus Island, and Southam... (modern InuktitutInuktitut Inuktitut is the name of the varieties of Inuit language spoken in Canada.... Sallirmiut "Inhabitants of Salliq"), who were the last vestige of the TuniitDorset culture The Dorset culture preceded the Inuit culture in Arctic North America.... . The Tuniit, a pre-InuitInuit Inuit is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic coasts of Siberia, Alask... culture, officially went ethnically and culturally extinct in 1902-03 when a Western illness wiped out the Sallirmiut in a matter of weeks. At the beginning of the 20th century, the island was repopulated by AivilingmiutAivilingmiut The Aivilingmiut are an Inuit people who traditionally have resided north of Hudson Bay in Canada, near Naujaat , Chesterfi... from Repulse BayRepulse Bay Summary Repulse Bay is an area in the southern part of Hong Kong Island, located in the Southern District, Hong Kong.... and Chesterfield Inlet, influenced to do so by whalerWhaler A whaler is a specialized kind of ship, designed for catching whales.... Capt. George ComerGeorge Comer Captain George Comer was considered the most famous American whaling captain of Hudson Bay, and the world's foremost author... and others. Baffin IslandBaffin Island Baffin Island is one of the Canadian Arctic islands in the territory of Nunavut.... ers arrived 25 years later. John Ell, who as a young child travelled with his mother Shoofly on Comer's schooners, eventually became the most famous of Southampton Island's re-settled population. Gallery Image:SouthamptonIslandCloseup.png\|Closeup of Southampton Island Image:Southampton Island 1913.jpg\|Capt. Capt. George Comer'sGeorge Comer Captain George Comer was considered the most famous American whaling captain of Hudson Bay, and the world's foremost author... 1913 map of Southampton. Image:Wfm southampton island.jpg\|Satellite photo montage of Southampton Island