The Paint Hills Islands are located in James Bay, a part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. They are southwest of Wemindji, Quebec (Cree for "red ochre mountain"), a Cree community on Paint Hills Bay, and northeast of Solomons Temple Islands.[1]

Paint Hills Islands
Paint Hills Islands is located in Nunavut
Paint Hills Islands
Paint Hills Islands
Paint Hills Islands is located in Canada
Paint Hills Islands
Paint Hills Islands
Geography
LocationNorthern Canada
Coordinates52°57′N 079°01′W / 52.950°N 79.017°W / 52.950; -79.017 (Paint Hills Islands)
Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited
Source: Paint Hills Islands at Atlas of Canada

In 1950, Thomas Henry Manning studied high tide and driftwood strand lines on Paint Hills Islands.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Paint Hills Islands, Nunavut". atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  2. ^ Manning, T.H. (1951). "Remarks on the Tides and Driftwood Strand Lines along the East Coast of James Bay". Arctic. 4 (2). ucalgary.ca. doi:10.14430/arctic3940.