Eight Bears Island

Eight Bears Island

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Geography
Location	Northern Canada
Coordinates	77°6′2″N113°22′10″W / 77.10056°N 113.36944°W / 77.10056; -113.36944 (Eight Bears Island)
Archipelago	Queen Elizabeth Islands Arctic Archipelago
Area	18.12 km2 (7.00 sq mi)
Administration
Canada
Territory	Northwest Territories
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Eight Bears Island is an island of the Arctic Archipelago, specifically of the Parry Islands subgroup of the Queen Elizabeth Islands. The island belongs to the Northwest Territories, Canada. It lies just east of Fitzwilliam Owen Island, south-west of the Ballantyne Strait. It is roughly halfway between Mackenzie King Island (to the north-east) and Emerald Isle (to the south-west).

History

Eight Bears Island was discovered on June 24th, 1915 by Vilhjalmur Stefansson as part of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913–1916. ^[1] Eight Bears Island was named by Hubert Wilkins in honor of Edwin Willard Deming and his family, who were known as the "eight bears". During a journey he made from Svalbard to Nome, Alaska, Deming and his family continued to send him letters even after he had been assumed for dead. ^[2]

References

1. McDiarmid, F. A. (October 1923). "Geographical Determinations of the Canadian Arctic Expedition". The Geographical Journal. 62 (4). The Royal Geographical Society. doi:10.2307/1781022. JSTOR   1781022 . Retrieved 2025-12-28.
2. "E.W. Deming, Noted Painter and Explorer, Has Had a Varied and Exciting Career". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay. 27 August 1934. p. 8. Retrieved 28 December 2025– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Eight Bears Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada