Nimigen Island

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Nimigen Island
Native name: Kemisuack
Geography
Location Cumberland Sound
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Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Country
Canada
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Nimigen Island (previously: Kemisuack,[1] Kemisoke, Kimersok, Kimisoke[2]) is an uninhabited Baffin Island offshore island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region. It lies in Cumberland Sound, approximately 10.5 km (6.5 mi) east of Robert Peel Inlet[3] To its east is Utsusivik Island; south is Chidliak Bay.

History

In the mid 19th century, the island supported a whaling industry.[1][4]

References

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