Sutton Island is located in northern Canada's territory of Nunavut. It is situated in the Dolphin and Union Strait immediately next to Liston Island.[3] Rymer Point and Simpson Bay, on Victoria Island's Wollaston Peninsula are to the northeast. Bernard Harbour, on the mainland, is to the southwest, as is Chantrey Island.
![]() ![]() Sutton Island ![]() ![]() Sutton Island | |
Geography | |
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Location | Artic Canada |
Coordinates | 68°55′N 114°18′W[1] |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Kitikmeot |
The island is the ancestral home of several Inuit including the Puiplirmiut (or Puiblirmiut) and Noahonirmiut, Copper Inuit subgroups.[4][5]
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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