Jens Munk Island

Jens Munk Island lies at the opening of the bay.

The island is located in Foxe Basin just north of Jens Munk Island.

Jens Munk Island is one of the Canadian arctic islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.

The mainland's Melville Peninsula is to the west, Baffin Island is to the northwest, and Jens Munk Island is to the northeast.

Jens Munk Island, located off the coast of Baffin Island, is named after him as is Munk Harbour at the mouth of Churchill River in Hudson Bay.

This region extends from Fury and Hecla Strait eastward 71 km to Jens Munk Island, and from Igloolik Island northward 52 km to Gifford Fiord.

By January, a pattern of cracks and leads develops; from February to April, polynyas and leads develop off Rowley, Spicer, Prince Charles, Air Force, Igloolik, and Jens Munk islands.