Thompson Island (Nunavut)

Thompson Island
[[Inuktitut|Native name]]: <span class="nickname" ">Twer-oong Island
Geography
Location Frobisher Bay
Coordinates 63°29′N 68°28′W / 63.483°N 68.467°W / 63.483; -68.467 (Thompson Island)Coordinates: 63°29′N 68°28′W / 63.483°N 68.467°W / 63.483; -68.467 (Thompson Island)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Thompson Island (variant: Twer-oong Island)[1] is a Baffin Island offshore island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The island lies in Frobisher Bay, south of Faris Island and Hill Island.

References

  1. "Thompson Island". mapplanet.com. Retrieved 2008-09-16.


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