Southampton Island

noun

1. an island in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories at the entrance to Hudson Bay. 19,100 sq. mi. (49,470 sq. km).

Southampton Island

noun

1. an island in N Canada, in Nunavut at the entrance to Hudson Bay: inhabited chiefly by Inuit. Area: 49 470 sq km (19 100 sq miles)

Example Sentences

On Southampton Island stone heads are in use even at the present time.

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He had scarcely reached the latitude of Southampton Island when an English ship hove in sight, proceeding in his direction.

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The natives of Southampton Island arrange their hair in a bunch protruding from the forehead (sulubaut).

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Remarks on the physiography, Eskimo, and mammals of Southampton Island.

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