Opingivik Island

Opingivik Island
Geography
Location Cumberland Sound
Coordinates 65°18′2″N 067°03′50″W / 65.30056°N 67.06389°W / 65.30056; -67.06389 (Opingivik island)Coordinates: 65°18′2″N 067°03′50″W / 65.30056°N 67.06389°W / 65.30056; -67.06389 (Opingivik island)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Opingivik Island is an uninhabited Baffin Island offshore island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region. It lies in Cumberland Sound between Ikpit Bay to the north and Robert Peel Inlet approximately 18.6 km (11.6 mi) to the south.[1][2]

A second, smaller Opingivik Island lies in Diana Bay, just south of Diana Island.

References

  1. "Opingivik Island, Nunavut, Canada". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  2. "Opingivik Island". geonames.org. Retrieved 2008-09-18.


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