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Whisler Island

Coordinates: 81°40′08″N 72°19′41″W / 81.668793°N 72.328105°W / 81.668793; -72.328105 (Whisler Island)
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Whisler Island
Map
Geography
LocationLake Hazen
Coordinates81°40′08″N 72°19′41″W / 81.668793°N 72.328105°W / 81.668793; -72.328105 (Whisler Island)
ArchipelagoCanadian Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited


Whisler Island[1] is an uninhabited island within Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. An island within an island, it is located in Lake Hazen on Ellesmere Island within Quttinirpaaq National Park.

It was named for Private William Whisler, a member of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition.

References

  1. ^ Arctic. Vol. 13–14 (Digitized Dec 20, 2006 ed.). Arctic Institute of North America. p. 144.