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Qaiqsuarjuk

Coordinates: 62°42′49″N 069°33′38″W / 62.71361°N 69.56056°W / 62.71361; -69.56056
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Qaiqsuarjuk
Qaiqsuarjuk is located in Nunavut
Qaiqsuarjuk
Qaiqsuarjuk
Qaiqsuarjuk is located in Canada
Qaiqsuarjuk
Qaiqsuarjuk
Geography
LocationHudson Strait
Coordinates62°42′49″N 069°33′38″W / 62.71361°N 69.56056°W / 62.71361; -69.56056
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Qaiqsuarjuk (Inuktitut syllabics: ᖃᐃᖅᓱᐊᕐᔪᒃ[1]) formerly Wishart Island[2] is an uninhabited island located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is a Baffin Island offshore island in Hudson Strait, and a member of the Sheer Islands. The closest community is Kimmirut, 23.1 km (14.4 mi) away.[3]

Other islands in the immediate vicinity include: Lavoie Island, Poodlatee Island, Black Bluff Island, Kaavvijjuaq, Qaqqannalik, Nuvuktiqpaaraaluk, Anguttuaq, Aulatsiviit, Ijjuriktuq, Ivvitsa, Takijualuk, Kinngarjuaq, and Ungirlauttat.

References

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  1. ^ Qaiqsuarjuk
  2. ^ Qaiqsuarjuk (Formerly Wishart Island)
  3. ^ "Wishart Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.