Back Peninsula

Back Peninsula

Location in Nunavut

The Back Peninsula (alternate names, Back Island, or Black Island)^[1] is a cape located on eastern Bell Peninsula, Southampton Island, in the Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. Its southern shore is part of the northern boundary of Hudson Bay. Foxe Basin is to the north. There are two large bays, Gorden Bay and Junction Bay. Bowhead whale frequent the area. The Bell Peninsula's irregular coastline is marked by Seashore Point and Expectation Point.

History

The peninsula is named in honour of Arctic explorer, Sir George Back.

References

↑ "World>>Canada>>Nunavut>>Back peninsula". Retrieved 2008-10-14.

Back Peninsula, from the Atlas of Canada

Coordinates: 63°43′19″N 080°11′39″W / 63.72194°N 80.19417°W / 63.72194; -80.19417 (Back Peninsula)

Peninsulas of Nunavut

Kitikmeot Region	Adelaide Banks Bexley Boothia Collinson Kent Klutschak Lady Franklin Murchison Rymer Simpson Wollaston

Kivalliq Region	Back Bell Fullerton Native Pembroke Pork

Qikiqtaaluk Region	Aston Bache Baird Barrow Becher Beekman Bjorne Blue Man Blunt Borden Brodeur Cairo Cambridge Christian Colin Archer Cook Cumberland Darling Eglinton Fosheim Foxe Graham Moore Grinnell Hall Hay Heim Henry Kater Hewitt Johan Kleybolte Knud Levvel Liddon Lindstrom Ludwig Maundy Thursday Melville Meta Incognita Raanes Raper Sabine Searle Siorarsuk Skrugar Southwest Stallworthy Svendsen Sverre Thomas Hubbard Vera

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