Marble Island
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Popular tourist attraction.
Rocks look like white marble.
There are several graves sites with crosses, and parts of a sunken ship from captain James Knight and his crew.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Knight
Lengend has it that you must crawl onto the island if it is your first time visiting.
Marble Island, 32 km south of Rankin Inlet. This eerily white island can be seen as a mirage from Rankin Inlet. This is where the famous James Knight expedition of 1721 perished. James Knight and his crew were searching for the famous Northwest Passage and valuable minerals. You can see the remains of one of their ships and their ancient graves.
Rocks look like white marble.
There are several graves sites with crosses, and parts of a sunken ship from captain James Knight and his crew.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Knight
Lengend has it that you must crawl onto the island if it is your first time visiting.
Marble Island, 32 km south of Rankin Inlet. This eerily white island can be seen as a mirage from Rankin Inlet. This is where the famous James Knight expedition of 1721 perished. James Knight and his crew were searching for the famous Northwest Passage and valuable minerals. You can see the remains of one of their ships and their ancient graves.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_Island
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Coordinates: 62°40'32"N 91°8'7"W
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