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Qikiqtarjuaq (Hudson Strait)

Coordinates: 62°43′N 070°43′W / 62.717°N 70.717°W / 62.717; -70.717 (Big Island)
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This article is about Big Island in Hudson Strait. For the other two Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut islands named Big Island, see Big Island (disambiguation) § Nunavut.
Big Island
Big Island is located in Nunavut
Big Island
Big Island
Location in Nunavut
Geography
LocationHudson Strait
Coordinates62°43′N 070°43′W / 62.717°N 70.717°W / 62.717; -70.717 (Big Island)
ArchipelagoCanadian Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited
Source: Big Island at the Atlas of Canada

Big Island is an uninhabited island located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It lies in Hudson Strait and is separated from Baffin Island by White Strait. The closest community is Kimmirut, 28 km (17 mi) away.[1]

Other islands in the immediate vicinity include Emma Island and Rabbit Island.

Of the three islands in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region named "Big Island", this one is by far the biggest with an area of 803 km2 (310 sq mi).

References

  1. ^ "Big Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.


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