Edinburgh Island is an island located within Coronation Gulf, south of Victoria Island, in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is approximately 103 m (338 ft) above sea level.[3]
Edinburgh Island Edinburgh Island | |
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Location | Coronation Gulf |
Coordinates | 68°31′N 110°51′W[1] |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
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Canada | |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Kitikmeot |
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Population | Uninhabited |
Other islands in the vicinity include Doak Island, Bate Islands, Outpost Islands, Richardson Islands, Sesqui Islands, and Sisters Islands.[4]
Edinburgh Island, PIN-DA,[5] is a former Distant Early Warning Line and a current North Warning System site.
Islands of the Kitikmeot Region | |
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Islands of Coronation Gulf |
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Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Islands of the Kivalliq Region, Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region |
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Hudson's Bay Company trading posts |
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