Bibby Island was named for Sir Bibby Lake, governor from 1712-1743. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xLLRAAAAMAAJ&q=%22bibby+island%22+%22named+for%22&dq=%22bibby+island%22+%22named+for%22&hl=en&ei=l93vTInsKYyGhQexk9XZDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA
It is one of several uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut

Nunavut

Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

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Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It is located within western Hudson Bay

Hudson Bay

Hudson Bay , sometimes called Hudson's Bay, is a large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada. It drains a very large area, about , that includes parts of Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Alberta, most of Manitoba, southeastern Nunavut, as well as parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota,...

, 43.9 km (27.3 mi) from the community of Whale Cove

Whale Cove, Nunavut

Whale Cove , is a hamlet located south of Rankin Inlet, north of Arviat, in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada, on the western shore of Hudson Bay....

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Other islands in the vicinity include Airartuuq Island

Airartuuq Island

Airartuuq Island is one of several uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located within western Hudson Bay, from the abandoned trading post of Tavani....

, Flattop Island

Flattop Island (Nunavut)

Flattop Island is one of several uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located within western Hudson Bay, from the community of Whale Cove....

, Imiligaarjuk Island

Imiligaarjuk Island

Imiligaarjuk Island is one of several Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada within western Hudson Bay. The closest community is Whale Cove, to the west....

, Imilijjuaq Island

Imilijjuaq Island

Imilijjuaq Island is one of several Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada within western Hudson Bay. The closest community is Whale Cove, to the west....

, Irik Island

Irik Island

Irik Island is one of the Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada within western Hudson Bay. The hamlet of Whale Cove is to the west....

, Ivuniraarjuq Island

Ivuniraarjuq Island

Ivuniraarjuq Island is one of several Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada within western Hudson Bay. The closest community is Whale Cove, to the west....

, Kayak Island

Kayak Island (Nunavut)

Kayak Island is one of the Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada within western Hudson Bay. The hamlet of Whale Cove is to the southwest....

, and Walrus Island

Walrus Island (Nunavut)

Walrus Island is one of the uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut. It is located within western Hudson Bay. The hamlet of Whale Cove is to the southwest....

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Geography

The large, low island is characterized by till and boulders, separated from Neville Bay's shore by a narrow, shallow channel

Channel (geography)

In physical geography, a channel is the physical confine of a river, slough or ocean strait consisting of a bed and banks.A channel is also the natural or human-made deeper course through a reef, sand bar, bay, or any shallow body of water...

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