| 词条 | Sentry Island |
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| name = Sentry Island | image_name = | image_caption = | image_size = | locator_map = | native_name = | native_name_link = | nickname = | location = Hudson Bay | coordinates = {{coord|61|09|40|N|093|51|49|W|display=inline,title|region:CA-NU_type:isle_scale:500000|name=Sentry Island}} | archipelago = Canadian Arctic Archipelago | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = | highest_mount = | elevation_m = | country = Canada | country_admin_divisions_title = Nunavut | country_admin_divisions = Nunavut | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Region | country_admin_divisions_1 = Kivalliq | country_admin_divisions_title_2 = | country_admin_divisions_2 = | country_capital_city = | country_largest_city = | country_largest_city_population = | country_leader_title = | country_leader_name = | country_1 = | country_1_admin_divisions_title = | country_1_admin_divisions = | country_1_capital_city = | country_1_largest_city = | country_1_largest_city_population = | country_1_leader_title = | country_1_leader_name = | country_2 = | country_2_admin_divisions_title = | country_2_admin_divisions = | country_2_capital_city = | country_2_largest_city = | country_2_largest_city_population = | country_2_leader_title = | country_2_leader_name = | population = Uninhabited | population_as_of = | density_km2 = | ethnic_groups = }}Sentry Island (Arvia'juaq) is one of several Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada within western Hudson Bay. The closest community is Arviat, {{convert|13.7|km|abbr=on}} to the west.[1] The island forms part of the Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site and a Paallirmiut Inuit summer camp site.[2] Sentry Island is a popular place for fishing and hunting.[3] HistoryThe island served as a rest stop for Henry Hudson and his crew during his ill-fated journeys to find the Northwest Passage in 1610 - 1611.{{Citation needed|date=July 2018}} On July 3, 2018, a man from Arviat was killed in a rare polar bear attack on the island. The man was on the island with his children when the polar bear approached them and attacked, killing 31-year-old Aaron Gibbons. The bear was killed by two others who were living in the area.[3][4] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://travelingluck.com/North+America/Canada/Nunavut/_6144263_Sentry+Island.html#local_map|title=Sentry Island, Nunavut, Canada|publisher=travelingluck.com|accessdate=2008-12-03}} {{Islands of the Kivalliq Region}}{{NHSC}}{{KivalliqNU-geo-stub}}2. ^Arvia’juaq National Historic Site {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517085346/http://www.newparksnorth.org/regions/Arviajuaq.htm |date=2008-05-17 }} 3. ^{{cite news|url=https://bnonews.com/site/index.php/2018/07/canadian-man-killed-in-rare-polar-bear-attack/|title=Canadian man killed in rare polar bear attack| work=BNO News | date=July 4, 2018}} 4. ^1 {{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/polar-bear-attack-arviat-1.4733550|title=Man killed in polar bear attack 'died a hero,' says cousin| work=CBC News | date=July 4, 2018}} 3 : Islands of Hudson Bay|Uninhabited islands of Kivalliq Region|Islands of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
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