NUNAVUT TERRITORY

Bernard Harbour Post | Charlton Depot | Chesterfield Inlet Post | Fort Conger | Frobisher Habitation
Frobisher Bay Post | Fullerton Post | Fort Hearne | Northumberland House | Port Burwell Post
Fort Ross | Fort Thompson

NOTE: Separated from the Northwest Territories in 1999. The Arctic Islands were transferred from Great Britain to Canada in 1882.

There are/were approxamately 37 Hudson's Bay Co. posts in this territory. No attempt is being made at this time to include all of them on this page.

Charlton Depot
(1680's - unknown, 1903 - 1931), Charlton Island
A Hudson's Bay Co. post in James Bay, also associated with Fort Charles - Fort Rupert in Waskaganish, Québec. It was captured by the French in 1686 - 1693, and 1697 - 1713.

Port Burwell Post
(1907 - 1939), Port Burwell
A Hudson's Bay Co. post.

Frobisher Habitation
(Kodlunarn Island National Historic Site)
(1576 - 1578), Kodlunarn Island
Site of the first white (English) settlement in the territory, established by Martin Frobisher. It is located near Iqaluit on Baffin Island.

Frobisher Bay Post
(1920 - 1939), Iqaluit
A Hudson's Bay Co. post. The U.S. Army Air Force established an air base here during World War II. Originally named Frobisher Bay, this is now the Territorial capital. History of Iqaluit.

Fullerton NWMP Post
(1903 - 1922), Fullerton Harbour

Chesterfield Inlet Post
(1913 - 1941), Chesterfield Inlet
A Hudson's Bay Co. post.

Fort Ross
(1937 - 1947), Somerset Island
A Hudson's Bay Co. post at the southern tip of Somerset Island (HBC records cover 1937 - 1943).

Fort Hearne
(1928 - 1935), Coppermine
A Hudson's Bay Co. post.

Fort Thompson
(1926 - 1931), near Coppermine
A Hudson's Bay Co. post, also known as Bernard Harbour Post.

Northumberland House
(1852 - 1853), Beechey Island, near Resolute
This was a supply depot constructed from a wrecked whaling ship. It was also used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by British and Canadian sailors as a winter refuge.
History of Resolute | History of Beechey Island.

Fort Conger
(Quttinirpaaq (Ellesmere Island) National Park)
(1875 - 1909, intermittent), near Alert
Used by various British and American arctic exploration and scientific expeditions. Another website from Arctic Travel.