WEEKLY WHINE
We are pleased to announce the seeds for the first GoobNet Nunavut Island Championship, determining the best island in Nunavut.
Eligibility was open to all islands contained partially or wholly within Nunavut, and the islands were then seeded according to population and total land area. At the bottom of the list, you will find some geologically or historically important islands that qualified for the tournament in favour of larger islands.
As you can see, the regional semifinals and finals are to be hosted by four waterways critical to the territory of Nunavut: Foxe Basin, Baffin Bay, the Gulf of Boothia, and Parry Channel. We will begin the tournament next week right here on GoobNet, so be sure to join us then. Until that time, please begin thinking about how to fill out your bracket. If you are successful, you will receive your very own Nunavummiuq island. But hurry, as the prizes are going fast. You totally don’t want to be stuck with J Gordon Island. That place is so worthless, it makes Weston Island look like Haig-Thomas Island.
| Seed | Name | Area [km²] | Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baffin | 507,451 | 9,563 | Largest island in Canada; fifth largest on Earth |
| 2 | Devon | 55,247 | 0 | Queen Elizabeth Islands |
| 3 | Axel Heiberg | 43,178 | 0 | Sverdrup Islands |
| 4 | Prince Charles | 9,521 | 0 | |
| 5 | Coats | 5,498 | 0 | Hudson Bay |
| 6 | Cornwall | 2,358 | 0 | Queen Elizabeth Islands |
| 7 | Air Force | 1,720 | 0 | |
| 8 | Rowley | 1,090 | 0 | |
| 9 | Cameron | 1,059 | 0 | Queen Elizabeth Islands |
| 10 | Salisbury | 804 | 0 | |
| 11 | Big | 803 | 0 | |
| 12 | Sillem | 482 | 0 | |
| 13 | Matty | 477 | 0 | |
| 14 | Crown Prince Frederik | 401 | 0 | |
| 15 | Tukarak | 349 | 0 | Belcher Islands |
| 16 | Hans | 1 | 0 | Claimed by both Canada and Denmark; on military visits, each side discovers signs left by the other side reading “Welcome to Canada” or “Welcome to Denmark” |
| Seed | Name | Area [km²] | Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flaherty | 1,525 | 812 | Largest of the Belcher Islands in Hudson Bay |
| 2 | Southampton | 41,214 | 721 | Hudson Bay |
| 3 | Somerset | 24,786 | 0 | |
| 4 | Bathurst | 16,042 | 0 | Queen Elizabeth Islands |
| 5 | Stefansson | 4,463 | 0 | |
| 6 | Mansel | 3,180 | 0 | Hudson Bay |
| 7 | Lougheed | 1,312 | 0 | Queen Elizabeth Islands |
| 8 | Byam Martin | 1,150 | 0 | Queen Elizabeth Islands |
| 9 | Meighen | 955 | 0 | Sverdrup Islands |
| 10 | Russell | 940 | 0 | |
| 11 | King Christian | 645 | 0 | Sverdrup Islands |
| 12 | Foley | 637 | 0 | |
| 13 | Jenny Lind | 420 | 0 | |
| 14 | Loks Land | 419 | 0 | |
| 15 | Kugong | 321 | 0 | Belcher Islands |
| 16 | Charlton | 308 | 0 | Hudson Bay; southernmost point in Nunavut |
| Seed | Name | Area [km²] | Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria | 217,291 | 1,707 | Largest of the islands shared between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories |
| 2 | Ellesmere | 196,236 | 168 | Queen Elizabeth Islands |
| 3 | Melville | 42,149 | 0 | Queen Elizabeth Islands; shared between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories |
| 4 | Bylot | 11,067 | 0 | |
| 5 | Amund Ringnes | 5,255 | 0 | Sverdrup Islands |
| 6 | Borden | 2,794 | 0 | Queen Elizabeth Islands; shared between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories |
| 7 | Graham | 1,378 | 0 | Queen Elizabeth Islands |
| 8 | Vanier | 1,126 | 0 | Queen Elizabeth Islands |
| 9 | Resolution | 1,015 | 0 | |
| 10 | Akpatok | 903 | 0 | |
| 11 | White | 789 | 0 | Hudson Bay |
| 12 | Alexander | 484 | 0 | Queen Elizabeth Islands |
| 13 | Koch | 458 | 0 | |
| 14 | Prescott | 412 | 0 | |
| 15 | Coburg | 344 | 0 | Queen Elizabeth Islands |
| 16 | Beechey | 5 | 0 | Site of winter encampment of John Franklin’s 1845 expedition |
| Seed | Name | Area [km²] | Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King William | 13,111 | 960 | |
| 2 | Cornwallis | 6,995 | 215 | Queen Elizabeth Islands |
| 3 | Prince of Wales | 33,339 | 0 | |
| 4 | Ellef Ringnes | 11,295 | 0 | Sverdrup Islands |
| 5 | Mackenzie King | 5,048 | 0 | Queen Elizabeth Islands; shared between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories |
| 6 | Akimiski | 3,001 | 0 | Hudson Bay |
| 7 | Nottingham | 1,372 | 0 | |
| 8 | Wales | 1,137 | 0 | |
| 9 | Vansittart | 997 | 0 | Hudson Bay |
| 10 | Jens Munk | 920 | 0 | |
| 11 | Bray | 689 | 0 | |
| 12 | North Kent | 590 | 0 | Queen Elizabeth Islands |
| 13 | Massey | 432 | 0 | Queen Elizabeth Islands |
| 14 | Little Cornwallis | 412 | 0 | Queen Elizabeth Islands |
| 15 | Helena | 326 | 0 | Queen Elizabeth Islands |
| 16 | Killiniq | 269 | 0 | Shared between Nunavut and Newfoundland and Labrador; only land border between the two |
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