Airartuuq Island

Airartuuq Island
Airartuuq Island

Location in Nunavut

Geography
Location Hudson Bay
Coordinates 61°48′N 092°56′W / 61.800°N 92.933°W / 61.800; -92.933Coordinates: 61°48′N 092°56′W / 61.800°N 92.933°W / 61.800; -92.933
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Kivalliq
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Airartuuq Island is one of several uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located within western Hudson Bay, 32.7 km (20.3 mi) from the abandoned trading post of Tavani.[1]

Other islands in the vicinity include Bibby Island, Flattop Island, Imiligaarjuk Island, Imilijjuaq Island, Ivuniraarjuq Island, and Walrus Island.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Airartuuq Island, Nunavut, Canada". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2008-12-03.


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