Big Island
Big Island is a small, uninhabited island located in Hudson Bay near the community of Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada. The island, one of three islands named "Big Island" in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, is part of the Arctic Archipelago.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puvirnituq.
Puvirnituq
Town
Photo: Raphael.jc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Puvirnituq, also known by its previously official name of Povungnituk, is a northern village in Nunavik, on the Povungnituk River near its mouth on Hudson Bay in northern Quebec, Canada. Puvirnituq is situated 2½ km north of Big Island.
Big Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada (lat 60.02, lon -77.27)
- Category: landform
- Location: Nunavut, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Big Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Big Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Island”
- French: “Big Island”
- Serbian: “Биг (острво, Хадсонов залив)”
- Serbian: “Биг”
- Serbian: “Острво Биг (Хадсонов залив)”
- Swedish: “Big Island”
- Turkish: “Big Island”
- Turkish: “Büyük Ada (Kanada)”
- Turkish: “Büyük Ada”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Big Island”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Timmijuuvinirtalik and Paurngatarvik.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Île Qikirtaaluk and Île Fat.
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