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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