1. Port Overview

  1. Digges Island, Canada

  3. The Digges Islands are members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The two islands, West Digges and East Digges, are located in Digges Sound, an arm of Hudson Bay, where the strong currents of the bay meet Hudson Strait.

    At Digges Island, visitors can view the spot where Henry Hudson first encountered native Inuit. The cliff face is home to hundreds of thousands of nesting thick-billed murres, walrus and wandering polar bear.

    Things to See & do

    * View wildlife
    * Bird watching

    General Information

    Cruise Season – May - Oct
    Currency – Canadian dollar ($) (CAD)
    Language – Inuit Language (Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun), English, French
    Population – 0
    Land Area – 91 km²
    Electricity – 2 round pins European style
    Time – GMT minus six hours
    International Country Telephone Code – +709

    Travel Links – Digges Islands are accessible by boat from Ivujivik.