The closest community is Arviat, 13.7 km (8.5 mi) to the west.

[4] The 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] 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.

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