Mill Island (Nunavut)

For other uses, see Mill Island (disambiguation).
Mill Island
Geography
Location Hudson Strait
Coordinates 64°00′N 77°48′W / 64.000°N 77.800°W / 64.000; -77.800 (Mill Island)Coordinates: 64°00′N 77°48′W / 64.000°N 77.800°W / 64.000; -77.800 (Mill Island)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Area 181 km2 (70 sq mi)
Administration
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Ethnic groups Source: Mill Island at Atlas of Canada

Mill Island is an uninhabited Arctic island located in Hudson Bay between Foxe Channel and Hudson Strait. It is south of Baffin Island's Foxe Peninsula, and north of Nottingham and Salisbury islands. Mill Island is part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut.

Putnam Island is a smaller island, less than a kilometer away, off the east coast of Mill Island. Another small island, unnamed, is off the west coast of Mill Island, separated by Hurin Throughlet.

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