Byam Martin Island

Byam Martin Island
Byam Martin Island, Nunavut
Byam Martin Island is located in Nunavut
Byam Martin Island
Location within Nunavut
Byam Martin Island is located in Canada
Byam Martin Island
Location within Canada
Geography
LocationNorthern Canada
Coordinates75°12′N 104°17′W / 75.200°N 104.283°W / 75.200; -104.283 (Byam Martin Island)
ArchipelagoQueen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Area1,164.26 km2 (449.52 sq mi) (2026)[1][2]
Area rank45th in Canada & 299th worldwide
Length46 km (28.6 mi)
Width37 km (23 mi)
Highest elevation153 m (502 ft)
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk Region
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Byam Martin Island (BEI-uhm) is one of the uninhabited members of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Arctic Archipelago located on the northern side of the Viscount Melville Sound in the of Nunavut. It is separated from the eastern coast of Melville Island, 27 km (17 mi) to the west, by the Byam Martin Channel; and from Bathurst Island, 35 km (22 mi) to the northeast, by the Austin Channel.[3] Byam Martin Island is 46 km (29 mi) long, 37 km (23 mi) wide,[3] and measures 1,164.26 km2 (449.52 sq mi) in area.[1][2] The island was named after Sir Thomas Byam Martin by Sir William Edward Parry in August 1819 during his first expedition to discover the Northwest Passage.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Global Islands (USGS, ESRI, UNEP-WCMC)". 16 March 2026. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Global Islands (USGS, ESRI, UNEP-WCMC) - USGSEsriWCMC GlobalIslandsv3 BigIslands". 16 March 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Byam Martin Island at Oceandots.com". Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  4. ↑ Parry, William Edward (1821). "Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific: Performed in the Years 1819-20, in His Majesty's Ships Hecla and Griper, under the orders of William Edward Parry". princeton.edu. London. OCLC 46198505. Archived from the original on 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
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