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Southampton Island

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Southampton Island, c.15,700 sq mi (40,700 sq km), Nunavut Territory, Canada, at the entrance to Hudson Bay. It is separated from the mainland by Ross Welcome Sound and Frozen Strait. With lowlands in the west, the tundra-covered island rises to c.2,000 ft (610 m) in the east. Coral Harbour, a trading post and airfield, is at the head of South Bay.

Southampton Island

Island, Keewatin region, Nunavut, Canada. Lying at the entrance to Hudson Bay, the island is roughly triangular and has an area of 15,913 sq mi (41,214 sq km). Its plateau in the northeast, with 1,000-ft (300-m) coastal cliffs, gradually slopes to lowlands in the south. Its coastal waters are noted for Arctic char fishing.

Southampton Island
an island in N Canada, in Nunavut at the entrance to Hudson Bay: inhabited chiefly by Inuit. Area: 49 470 sq. km (19 100 sq. miles)


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From there Catholicism spread to Eskimo Point, Southampton Island, Baker Lake, and even to Baffin Island.
Notes from an Arctic church by Mulder, Michelle / Catholic Insight
Ditem signed an agreement in July 2004 with De Beers Exploration for a 100 % earn-in option on the Southampton Island Properties, with a work program now to be undertaken in June of 2005, subject to finance completion.
Ditem Grants Option Earn-In to Strateco on Matoush and Beaver Lake ... by Business Wire
Raymond Savoie, president of Ditem Explorations (Ditem) is pleased to announce the signing of a letter of agreement by which De Beers Canada Exploration Inc (De Beers) has optioned to Ditem its rights and titles to its properties on Southampton Island in the Churchill area, Nunavut, Canada.
Ditem Options De Beers Properties in Southampton Island by Business Wire
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