Baillie Islands

The Baillie Islands (Inuvialuktun: Utkraluk)[1] are located off the north coast of Cape Bathurst in the Northwest Territories, Canada.

[2] The group consists of one large and two smaller islands,[3] and are named after George Baillie, Agent-General of the Crown Colonies.

[8] It was again visited by Richardson and John Rae, while searching the Northwest Passage for Franklin's lost expedition.

[11] It was at Baillie Island, in 1928, after returning from Cambridge Bay that Inspector Kemp, the Commanding Officer for the Western Arctic, appointed Henry Larsen captain of the St.

[12] In 1939, the HBC post was moved to the RCMP buildings at Maitland Point, because Baillie Island was eroding.