Simpson Peninsula

proper noun

A peninsula between the Boothia Peninsula to the west and Melville Peninsula to the east, surrounded by Pelly Bay on its west coast, Committee Bay on its east coast, and Gulf of Boothia to the north. (A peninsula located on the mainland portion of Nunavut, in the Canadian Arctic.)

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A peninsula between the Boothia Peninsula to the west and Melville Peninsula to the east, surrounded by Pelly Bay on its west coast, Committee Bay on its east coast, and Gulf of Boothia to the north. (A peninsula located on the mainland portion of Nunavut, in the Canadian Arctic.)

Origin

Named after Sir George Simpson, a colonial governor (viceroy) of Rupert's Land, for the British colony corporation of the Hudson's Bay Company, by explorer John Rae.

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APA

Simpson Peninsula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Simpson%20Peninsula

MLA

“Simpson Peninsula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Simpson%20Peninsula. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Simpson Peninsula,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Simpson%20Peninsula.

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