Adams Island (Inuit: Tuujjuk)[1] is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. The island is located in Baffin Bay off the northeastern coast of Baffin Island in the Arctic Archipelago. Nearby are Dexterity Island (northeast), Dexterity Fiord and Baffin Island (east), Tromso Fiord (south), Paterson Inlet (west), Bergesen Island (northwest), and Isbjorn Strait (north).[2]

Adams Island

Native name: Tuujjuk
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Geography
Location	Baffin Bay
Coordinates	71°27′N 073°05′W
Archipelago	Arctic Archipelago
Area	267 km2 (103 sq mi)
Length	30.5 km (18.95 mi)
Width	18–22 km (11–14 mi)
Highest elevation	800 m (2600 ft)
Administration
Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Region	Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Adams Island is irregularly shaped, its eastern and western sides split by the Ratcliffe Arm. Coastlines slope sharply while the interior mountains are over 800 m (2,600 ft) in height.[3] The island comprises an area of 267 km² (103 sq mi), measuring 30.55 kilometres (18.98 mi) in length and 18 kilometres (11 mi) to 22 kilometres (14 mi) in width.[4]

Another, much smaller, Adams Island is located off the northeastern tip of Baffin Island.

References

External links

• Adams Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
• Adams Island (smaller) in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada

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