# O'Reilly Island

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Island in Nunavut, Canada

O'Reilly Island O'Reilly Island Geography Location Queen Maud Gulf[1] Coordinates 68°02′13″N 98°58′53″W / 68.03694°N 98.98139°W / 68.03694; -98.98139 Archipelago Arctic Archipelago Area 34.6 km2 (13.4 sq mi) Administration Canada Territory Nunavut

**O'Reilly Island** is an uninhabited island in [Nunavut](/source/Nunavut) [Territory](/source/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada), Canada.[1] It lies to the south of [King William Island](/source/King_William_Island) and to the west of the [Klutschak](/source/Klutschak_Peninsula) and [Adelaide Peninsulas](/source/Adelaide_Peninsula), in the easternmost part of the [Queen Maud Gulf](/source/Queen_Maud_Gulf).

## History

The island and especially the islet to the northwest was extensively used by the [Thule](/source/Thule_people) and later [Inuit](/source/Inuit) peoples to hunt seal and caribou.[2]

The wreck of [HMS *Erebus*](/source/HMS_Erebus_(1826)) from [Franklin's lost expedition](/source/Franklin's_lost_expedition) was discovered just west of O'Reilly Island in Queen Maud Gulf, in September 2014.[3][4] However, [Nancy Anilniliak](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nancy_Anilniliak&action=edit&redlink=1), the Field Unit Superintendent of the Nunavut Field Unit, has restricted access to a rectangular area in [Wilmot and Crampton Bay](/source/Wilmot_and_Crampton_Bay), to the west of the [Adelaide Peninsula](/source/Adelaide_Peninsula) and about 25 km (16 mi) northeast of O'Reilly Island. The area runs from Point A ([68°14′44.8″N 98°52′22.3″W / 68.245778°N 98.872861°W / 68.245778; -98.872861 (point A)](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=O%27Reilly_Island&params=68_14_44.8_N_98_52_22.3_W_region:CA-NU_type:waterbody&title=point+A)) to Point B ([68°17′44.2″N 98°40′17.9″W / 68.295611°N 98.671639°W / 68.295611; -98.671639 (point B)](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=O%27Reilly_Island&params=68_17_44.2_N_98_40_17.9_W_region:CA-NU_type:waterbody&title=point+B)) to Point C ([68°13′15.4″N 98°32′16.2″W / 68.220944°N 98.537833°W / 68.220944; -98.537833 (point C)](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=O%27Reilly_Island&params=68_13_15.4_N_98_32_16.2_W_region:CA-NU_type:waterbody&title=point+C)) to Point D ([68°10′16.5″N 98°44′19.3″W / 68.171250°N 98.738694°W / 68.171250; -98.738694 (point D)](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=O%27Reilly_Island&params=68_10_16.5_N_98_44_19.3_W_region:CA-NU_type:waterbody&title=point+D)).[5]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-geodata_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-geodata_1-1) ["Map of O'Reilly Island, Nunavut, Island – Canada Geographical Names with Maps"](http://www.geodata.us/canada_names_maps/maps.php?featureid=OAMGA&f=323).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Archaeology Reports: Central Arctic"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130518021134/http://www.pwnhc.ca/research/archrep/archrep97/central.html). Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. 1997. Archived from [the original](http://www.pwnhc.ca/research/archrep/archrep97/central.html) on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 12 Sep 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-globe_3-0)** Chase, Steven (9 September 2014). ["Finding of Franklin ship fuels Harper's new nationalism"](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/finding-of-franklin-ship-fuels-harpers-new-nationalism/article20508270/). *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*. Ottawa. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Franklin expedition ship found in Arctic ID'd as HMS Erebus"](http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/franklin-expedition-ship-found-in-arctic-id-d-as-hms-erebus-1.2784268). *[CBC News](/source/CBC_News)*. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Restricted area and activities in The Wrecks Of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site Of Canada](https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/nu/epaveswrecks/info/plan)

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