Low Island (Nunavut)

This article is about Nunavut′s Low Island in Frobisher Bay (and the one in Milne Inlet). For other uses, see Low Island.
Low Island
Geography
Location Frobisher Bay
Coordinates 63°24′N 67°59′W / 63.40°N 67.98°W / 63.40; -67.98 (Low Island)Coordinates: 63°24′N 67°59′W / 63.40°N 67.98°W / 63.40; -67.98 (Low Island)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Low Island is one of the many uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is a Baffin Island offshore island located in Frobisher Bay just off the Bartlett Narrows, southeast of the capital city of Iqaluit. Other islands in the immediate vicinity include Culbertson Island, Mark Island, McAllister Island, Mitchell Island, and Precipice Island.[1]

Another Low Island lies in the Milne Inlet of northern Baffin Island.

References

  1. "Low Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-07-04.


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