Culbertson Island

Culbertson Island
Culbertson Island

Location in Canada

Geography
Location Frobisher Bay
Coordinates 63°22′46″N 067°55′48″W / 63.37944°N 67.93000°W / 63.37944; -67.93000 (Culbertson Island)Coordinates: 63°22′46″N 067°55′48″W / 63.37944°N 67.93000°W / 63.37944; -67.93000 (Culbertson Island)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Culbertson Island is one of the many uninhabited Canadian Arctic islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is a Baffin Island offshore island located in Frobisher Bay, southeast of the capital city of Iqaluit.

Culbertson Island is 3 mi (4.8 km) long, and 2 mi (3.2 km) wide. It is north-northwest of Gay Island.[1] Other islands in the immediate vicinity include Low Island, Mark Island, McAllister Island, Peak Island, and Precipice Island.[2]

References

  1. Pilot of Arctic Canada. Canadian Hydrographic Service (Feb 11, 2008 ed.). Queen's Printer. 1959. p. 153.
  2. "Culbertson Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-07-04.


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