Ascension Islands

This article is about the islands in Canada. For the island in the Atlantic Ocean, see Ascension Island.

Ascension Islands
Geography
Ascension Islands Location in Canada
Location	Foxe Channel
Coordinates	64°22′19″N 081°41′15″W / 64.37194°N 81.68750°W / 64.37194; -81.68750 (Ascension Islands)Coordinates: 64°22′19″N 081°41′15″W / 64.37194°N 81.68750°W / 64.37194; -81.68750 (Ascension Islands)
Administration
Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Region	Kivalliq
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

One of the Southampton Island offshore island groups, the Ascension Islands are uninhabited islands located in Foxe Basin's Foxe Channel, northwest of Caribou Island. They are part of the Kivalliq Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut.^[1]

References

Islands of the Kivalliq Region

Islands of Chesterfield Inlet	Akreavenek Apqusiurniq Boulder Camp Cove Centre Deer Hanbury Illusive Iripajuk Moor North Imilit North Midway Patch Pintail Ragged Reference Rockhouse South Imilit South Midway Wag

Islands of Foxe Basin	Ascension Southampton Vansittart White

Islands of Hudson Bay	Aiqqujat Airartuuq Austin Bibby Broken Coats Dunne Foxe East Pen Flattop Imiligaarjuk Imilijjuaq Irik Ivuniraarjuq Kayak Marble Pitsiulartok Promise Sentry Southampton Walrus

See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region

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