Killiniq Island, Remote island at the entrance of Hudson Strait, Canada
Killiniq Island is a remote island at the entrance to Hudson Strait, where the borders of Labrador and Nunavut meet. Its coast is marked by steep rocky cliffs and an irregular shoreline that runs along the entire edge of the island.
A weather station was set up on the island in 1884, followed by a Moravian mission and a Hudson's Bay Company trading post. All of these facilities had closed by the late 1930s, leaving the island without any permanent presence.
The name Killiniq comes from the Inuit language and refers to the drifting ice that surrounds the island for much of the year. This heritage remains woven into the identity and stories of this remote place.
The island is split between two jurisdictions, with its eastern part belonging to Newfoundland and Labrador and its western part to Nunavut, so access rules may differ depending on where you land. Checking requirements for both sides before planning any visit is a good idea.
Cape Chidley, at the northern tip of the island, marks the exact point where water drains either toward the Arctic Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean. This makes it one of the few places in the world where two major ocean drainage systems meet at a single point.
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