{{Short description|Peninsula in Nunavut, Canada}} thumb|Simpson Peninsula is the north-pointing peninsula between Boothia Peninsula and Melville Peninsula
The '''Simpson Peninsula''' is a peninsula in the Gulf of Boothia in Canada's Nunavut territory. It is surrounded by waterways on three sides: Pelly Bay to the west, the Gulf of Boothia to the north, and Committee Bay to the east. Kugaaruk, a Netsilik Inuit hamlet, is located on its western coast.
It was explored by John Rae in 1847 and named for Sir George Simpson.<ref>{{cite journal|title=John Rae|last=Houston|first=C.G.|journal=Arctic|publisher=ucalgary.ca|pages=78, 79|url=http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic40-1-78.pdf|doi=10.14430/arctic1749}}</ref>
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Category:Peninsulas of the Kitikmeot Region
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