Qikiqtagafaaluk, formerly Admiralty Island,[2] is an uninhabited, irregularly shaped Arctic island in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Victoria Strait, south of Victoria Island's Collinson Peninsula.
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Geography | |
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Location | Victoria Strait |
Coordinates | 69°29′08″N 101°08′56″W |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
Area | 171[1] km2 (66 sq mi) |
Length | 24.9 km (15.47 mi) |
Width | 9–18 km (5.6–11.2 mi) |
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Canada | |
Nunavut | Nunavut |
Region | Kitikmeot |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Ethnic groups | Inuit |
Islands of the Kitikmeot Region | |
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Islands of Bathurst Inlet | |
Islands of Coronation Gulf |
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Islands of the Gulf of Boothia | |
Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Islands of the Kivalliq Region, Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region |
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