# Spicer Islands

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Island group in Nunavut, Canada

Spicer Islands Spicer Islands Show map of Nunavut Spicer Islands Show map of Canada Geography Location Northern Canada Coordinates 68°25′N 78°50′W / 68.417°N 78.833°W / 68.417; -78.833 (Spicer Islands) Administration Canada Territory Nunavut Region Qikiqtaaluk Demographics Population Uninhabited Source: Spicer Islands at Atlas of Canada

The **Spicer Islands** are an uninhabited island group located in [Foxe Basin](/source/Foxe_Basin), within [Qikiqtaaluk Region](/source/Qikiqtaaluk_Region), in the [Canadian territory](/source/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada) of [Nunavut](/source/Nunavut).[1] The [Melville Peninsula](/source/Melville_Peninsula) is to the west, [Prince Charles Island](/source/Prince_Charles_Island) to the east, [Rowley Island](/source/Rowley_Island) to the north. The two main islands are North Spicer Island and South Spicer Island. They are very low-lying and swampy.

Another set of (smaller) Spicer Islands lies off the south coast of [Baffin Island](/source/Baffin_Island), in [Hudson's Strait](/source/Hudson's_Strait), near [Wharton Harbour](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wharton_Harbour&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Chudliasi Bay](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chudliasi_Bay&action=edit&redlink=1).

## History

In 1631, Captain [Luke foxe](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luke_foxe&action=edit&redlink=1) was send from England to find a northern shortcut for trade lines with Asian countries. He discoverd the Spicer Islands and humorously named them. [2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Spicer Islands, Nunavut"](https://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/search/search_results?expression=islands). atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2008-08-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Meriden (Connecticut) Record"](https://books.google.pl/books?id=aaVHAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA6&dq=Spicer+Islands&article_id=3121,5032913&hl=pl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj7pOqauMKTAxXKRfEDHd7aI4sQ6wF6BAgMEAE#v=thumbnail&q=Spicer%20Islands&f=true). November 29, 1946. Retrieved 2026-04-10.

## External links

- [Spicer Islands](http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/toporama?center=638519.62994713,2196316.6295089&zoom=7) in the [Atlas of Canada](/source/Atlas_of_Canada) - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada

- [Spicer Islands (Hudson's Strait)](http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/toporama?center=1102157.9496445,1764249.6168942&zoom=8) in the [Atlas of Canada](/source/Atlas_of_Canada) - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada

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