Jacob Island
Encyclopedia
Jacob Island is one of several uninhabited Canadian arctic islands located in James Bay
, Nunavut
, Canada
. It is situated outside the mouth of Rupert Bay, 11.5 km (7.1 mi) from Quebec
's Pointe Saouayane on Péninsule Ministikawatin.
James Bay
James Bay is a large body of water on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. Both bodies of water extend from the Arctic Ocean. James Bay borders the provinces of Quebec and Ontario; islands within the bay are part of Nunavut...
, 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...
, Canada
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 situated outside the mouth of Rupert Bay, 11.5 km (7.1 mi) from Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
's Pointe Saouayane on Péninsule Ministikawatin.