Digges SoundCanada
62°35′N 77°50′W
Digges Islands
Part of Canadian Arctic
The Digges Islands (Inuit: Saaqqayaaq-Qikirtasiit) are members of the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The two islands, West Digges and East Digges, are located in Digges Sound, an arm of Hudson Bay, where the strong currents of the bay meet Hudson Strait.
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Overview
The Digges Islands (Inuit: Saaqqayaaq-Qikirtasiit) are members of the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The two islands, West Digges and East Digges, are located in Digges Sound, an arm of Hudson Bay, where the strong currents of the bay meet Hudson Strait. The hamlet of Ivujivik, on the Ungava Peninsula, is south of the islands. East Digges Island is closer to the northern tip of the Ungava Peninsula than West Digges. Mansel Island is to the southwest, while Nottingham Island is to the north. The islands' rocky cliffs topography is ideal for seabirds; thick-billed murre colonies are abundant.
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Census, cataloged
Also in the area
Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.
- West Digges Island199 m · 54.9 km²
- East Digges Island293 m · 36.9 km²
- Unnamed island19 m · 0.23 km²
- Unnamed island58 m · 0.21 km²
- Unnamed island25 m · 0.12 km²
- Unnamed island11 m · 0.04 km²
- Unnamed island5 m · 0.01 km²
- Unnamed island0.01 km²
- Unnamed island0.01 km²
- Unnamed island0.4 ha
- Unnamed island0.2 ha
- Unnamed island0.1 ha
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Comparative heights
- East Digges: 293 m
- West Digges: 199 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| West Digges Island | 54.9 km² |
| East Digges Island | 36.9 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.23 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.21 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.12 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.04 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.4 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.1 ha |
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Digges Sound. NASA / Public domain