Solomons Temple Islands
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Island group in Nunavut, Canada
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern Canada |
| Coordinates | 52°49′29′′N 079°9′00′′W / 52.82472°N 79.15000°W / 52.82472; -79.15000 |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Nunavut | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The Solomons Temple Islands (variants: Solomon's Temple Islands; Solomons Temple Island) are an uninhabited Canadian arctic islands group located within the midsection of James Bay in Nunavut, Canada. They are situated north of Charlton Island,[1] and southwest of Paint Hills Islands, Pointe au Huard and Andrew Moar Bay (52°48′N 78°48′W / 52.8°N 78.8°W / 52.8; -78.8 ),[2]
Solomons Temple Islands are 4 km (2.5 mi) in size.[3]
History
[edit ]In 1950, Thomas Henry Manning studied unusually high tide driftwood strand lines on Solomons Temple's northern exposed beach.[4]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Charlton Island". oceandots.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009年04月20日.
- ^ Manning, p. 4
- ^ Atlas of Canada
- ^ Manning, T.H. (1951). "Remarks on the Tides and Driftwood Strand Lines along the East Coast of James Bay" (PDF). Arctic. 4 (2). ucalgary.ca. doi:10.14430/arctic3940. S2CID 129238250. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020年02月28日.
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