Cape Hope Islands
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Island group in Nunavut, Canada
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | James Bay |
| Coordinates | 52°24′N 78°48′W / 52.4°N 78.8°W / 52.4; -78.8 (Cape Hope Islands) |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Nunavut | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The Cape Hope Islands are an uninhabited Canadian arctic islands group located within the midsection of James Bay in Nunavut, Canada. They are situated south of Vieux-Comptoir (Old Factory).[1]
History
[edit ]The Inuit who lived on the Cape Hope Islands in the 1930s were transferred by the government to Great Whale River in 1960.[2] They now live in Kuujjuarapik, Quebec, and there is no longer a permanent settlement on the Cape Hope Islands.
Notable people
[edit ]- Mini Aodla Freeman, publisher, author, producer, was born on the Cape Hope Islands.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Cape Hope Islands". Mapcarta. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ Morantz, Toby Elaine (2002). The white man's gonna getcha: the colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec. McGill-Queen's Press. pp. 64–65. ISBN 0-7735-2299-9.
- ^ "Minnie Aodla Freeman". collectionscanada.gc.ca. 26 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2011年07月22日. Retrieved 2009年04月21日.
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