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).

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How to use Southampton Island in a sentence

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

    The Central Eskimo | Franz Boas
  • He had scarcely reached the latitude of Southampton Island when an English ship hove in sight, proceeding in his direction.

    The Great Company | Beckles Willson
  • The natives of Southampton Island arrange their hair in a bunch protruding from the forehead (sulubaut).

    The Central Eskimo | Franz Boas
  • Remarks on the physiography, Eskimo, and mammals of Southampton Island.

British Dictionary definitions for Southampton Island

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)

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