Local favourite island · Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
Big Hips Island
Big Hips Island is an island in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut.
Big Hips Island: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this island: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Big Hips Island
Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Big Hips Island — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 64.11708, -95.67192. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Big Hips Island
- Baker Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~31 km · Must-see
- Kazan Falls · waterfall · Kivalliq Region · ~57 km
- Takijuq Island · river spot · Kivalliq Region · ~8 km
- Baker Lake (sjö i Kanada, Nunavut, lat 64,17, long · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~12 km
- Nunagiak Point · beach · Kivalliq Region · ~16 km
- Arluq Island · river spot · Kivalliq Region · ~20 km
- Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Kivalliq Region · ~20 km
- Gull Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~20 km
- Tikirakuluk Point · beach · Kivalliq Region · ~22 km
- Akilahaarjuk Point · beach · Kivalliq Region · ~23 km
- Ingilik Point · beach · Kivalliq Region · ~23 km
- Kingatnaaq Hill · viewpoint · Kivalliq Region · ~24 km
- Sagliq Island · river spot · Kivalliq Region · ~25 km
- Akilahaarjuk Mountain · viewpoint · Kivalliq Region · ~27 km
- Qikiqtaujaq Island · river spot · Kivalliq Region · ~28 km
- Nicholls Island · river spot · Kivalliq Region · ~28 km
- Nuvuttuaq Point · beach · Kivalliq Region · ~30 km
- Airplane Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~33 km
Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Big Hips Island
- Takijuq Island · river spot · Kivalliq Region · ~8 km
- Arluq Island · river spot · Kivalliq Region · ~20 km
- Sagliq Island · river spot · Kivalliq Region · ~25 km
- Qikiqtaujaq Island · river spot · Kivalliq Region · ~28 km
- Nicholls Island · river spot · Kivalliq Region · ~28 km
- Jeffers Islet · river spot · Kivalliq Region · ~64 km
- Wedd Islet · river spot · Kivalliq Region · ~67 km
- Christopher Island · river spot · Kivalliq Region · ~70 km
- Chain Islet · river spot · Kivalliq Region · ~75 km
- Camp Islet · river spot · Kivalliq Region · ~75 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Big Hips Island?
September to February; boat services pause in floods. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Big Hips Island?
Nearby: Baker Lake (lake, 31 km), Kazan Falls (waterfall, 57 km), Takijuq Island (river spot, 8 km), Baker Lake (sjö i Kanada, Nunavut, lat 64,17, long (lake, 12 km), Nunagiak Point (beach, 16 km), Arluq Island (river spot, 20 km).