Black Bluff Island

Black Bluff Island
Black Bluff Island

Location in Nunavut

Geography
Location Hudson Strait
Coordinates 62°43′00″N 069°37′59″W / 62.71667°N 69.63306°W / 62.71667; -69.63306 (Black Bluff Island)Coordinates: 62°43′00″N 069°37′59″W / 62.71667°N 69.63306°W / 62.71667; -69.63306 (Black Bluff Island)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Source: Black Bluff Island at Atlas of Canada

Black Bluff Island is an uninhabited island located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is a Baffin Island offshore island in Hudson Strait. The closest community is Kimmirut, 17 km (11 mi) away.[1]

Other islands in the immediate vicinity include: Lavoie Island, Wishart Island, Nuvursirpaaraaluk Island, Lee Island, Forder Island, Poodlatee Island, Beacon Island, Aulassivik Island, Ijjurittiak Island, Ivisaat Island, Glasgow Island, Juet Island, and Uugalautiit Island.

References

  1. "Black Bluff Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.


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