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Edinburgh Island

Coordinates: 68°31′N 110°51′W / 68.517°N 110.850°W / 68.517; -110.850 (Edinburgh Island)
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Edinburgh Island
Looking south on Edinburgh Island
Map
Geography
LocationCoronation Gulf
Coordinates68°31′N 110°51′W / 68.517°N 110.850°W / 68.517; -110.850 (Edinburgh Island)
ArchipelagoCanadian Arctic Archipelago
Administration
TerritoryNunavut
RegionKitikmeot
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited
North Warning site PIN-DA on Edinburgh Island

Edinburgh Island is an island located within Coronation Gulf, south of Victoria Island, in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is approximately 103 m (338 ft) above sea level.[1]

Other islands in the vicinity include Doak Island, Bate Islands, Outpost Islands, Richardson Islands, Sesqui Islands, and Sisters Islands.[2]

Edinburgh Island, PIN-DA,[3] is a former Distant Early Warning Line and a current North Warning System site.

References

  1. ^ "Edinburgh Island ca. 103 m". geonames.org. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  2. ^ "Edinburgh Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  3. ^ "Projects and Communities in the Database". ceaa.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-03-17.