Qikiqtaaluk

Island in Nunavut, Canada
70°56′50″N 71°49′12″W / 70.94722°N 71.82000°W / 70.94722; -71.82000 (Sillem Island)ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoArea482 km2 (186 sq mi)Highest point1,590 m (5,220 ft)Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavutRegionQikiqtaalukDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

Qikiqtaaluk (ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ[1]) formerly Sillem Island[2] is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is the second largest (after Bylot Island) of the several hundred islands and islets that are located in Baffin Bay, immediately off the northern coast of Baffin Island. It is defined by Clark and Gibbs Fiords, which join at its northern end to form Scott Inlet. Further north lies Pilattuaq.[3]

Geography

Qikiqtaaluk has an area of 482 km2 (186 sq mi). The highest peak of the island reaches 1,590 m (5,220 ft).

Popular culture

Qikiqtaaluk was the location for the fictional Barbeau Observatory in the film The Midnight Sky.

References

  1. ^ Qikiqtaaluk
  2. ^ Qikiqtaaluk (Formerly Sillem Island)
  3. ^ "Oceandots.com". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-03-14.

External links

  • Media related to Qikiqtaaluk at Wikimedia Commons
  • Sillem Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
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Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region
 Belcher IslandsIslands of Cumberland SoundIslands of Davis StraitIslands of Foxe BasinIslands of Frobisher BayIslands of the Gulf of BoothiaIslands of Hudson BayIslands of Hudson StraitIslands of James Bay
Islands of the Labrador SeaQueen Elizabeth Islands
Ellesmere Island
Parry Islands
Sverdrup Islands
Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region
See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region.


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