Lady Parry Island is an uninhabited island in Nunavut, Canada. It is located within the Kitikmeot Region's side of the Gulf of Boothia. It is east of the mainland's Boothia Peninsula, northwest of Hecla and Fury Islands.

Lady Parry Island
Lady Parry Island is located in Nunavut
Lady Parry Island
Lady Parry Island
Lady Parry Island is located in Canada
Lady Parry Island
Lady Parry Island
Geography
LocationGulf of Boothia
Coordinates70°11′N 090°45′W / 70.183°N 90.750°W / 70.183; -90.750 (Lady Parry Island)
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionKitikmeot
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

It is named after Isabella Louisa Stanley, of Alderly, wife of Arctic explorer, Sir William Edward Parry.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Stuart, L.; Home, J.A. (1903). Letters of Lady Louisa Stuart to Miss Louisa Clinton: 2d Series. Edinburgh: D. Douglas. p. 33. OCLC 507768.