Round Island (Nunavut)

Round Island
Geography
Location Northern Canada
Coordinates 72°09′N 74°39′W / 72.15°N 74.65°W / 72.15; -74.65 (Round Island)Coordinates: 72°09′N 74°39′W / 72.15°N 74.65°W / 72.15; -74.65 (Round Island)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Round Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located across the mouth of Coutts Inlet in Baffin Bay off the northeastern coast of Baffin Island. Nova Zembla Island is 7.4 km (4.6 mi) to the northwest.[1]

Another, smaller Nunavut Round Island is located in Cross Bay, at the land end of Chesterfield Inlet.

References

  1. "Round Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-06-18.


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