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href="#cite_note-cgndb-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span></div></div> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Island in the Arctic Archipelago</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output 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Island</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Canada</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Geography</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hudson_Strait" title="Hudson Strait">Hudson Strait</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Dorset_Island&amp;params=64_12_N_76_32_W_region:CA-NU_type:island&amp;title=Dorset+Island"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">64°12′N</span> <span class="longitude">76°32′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xfeff; / &#xfeff;</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">64.200°N 76.533°W</span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; / <span class="geo">64.200; -76.533</span></span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; (<span class="fn org">Dorset Island</span>)</span></span></span></a></span><sup id="cite_ref-cgndb_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cgndb-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Archipelago</th><td class="infobox-data note"><a href="/wiki/Arctic_Archipelago" title="Arctic Archipelago">Arctic Archipelago</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">143.48&#160;km<sup>2</sup> (55.40&#160;sq&#160;mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest&#160;elevation</th><td class="infobox-data">208&#160;m (682&#160;ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest&#160;point</th><td class="infobox-data">Kingnait Hill</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Administration</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div><b>Canada</b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada" title="Provinces and territories of Canada">Territory</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nunavut" title="Nunavut">Nunavut</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_Nunavut" title="List of regions of Nunavut">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Qikiqtaaluk_Region" title="Qikiqtaaluk Region">Qikiqtaaluk</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest settlement</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kinngait" title="Kinngait">Kinngait</a>&#32;(pop.&#160;1,396)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Demographics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population</th><td class="infobox-data">1,396 (2021<sup id="cite_ref-2021census_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2021census-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ethnic groups</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Inuit" title="Inuit">Inuit</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Dorset Island</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> or <b>Cape Dorset Island</b>, is one of the <a href="/wiki/Arctic_Archipelago" title="Arctic Archipelago">Canadian Arctic islands</a> located in <a href="/wiki/Hudson_Strait" title="Hudson Strait">Hudson Strait</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nunavut" title="Nunavut">Nunavut</a>, Canada. It lies off the <a href="/wiki/Foxe_Peninsula" title="Foxe Peninsula">Foxe Peninsula</a> area of southwestern <a href="/wiki/Baffin_Island" title="Baffin Island">Baffin Island</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Qikiqtaaluk_Region" title="Qikiqtaaluk Region">Qikiqtaaluk Region</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-qia_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qia-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is serviced by an airport and a harbour.<sup id="cite_ref-travelingluck_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-travelingluck-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The island was named after the statesman <a href="/wiki/Edward_Sackville,_4th_Earl_of_Dorset" title="Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset">Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Room_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Room-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dorset_Island&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The island is 6.4&#160;km (4&#160;mi) long and 3.2&#160;km (2&#160;mi) wide, with its highest elevation 220&#160;m (720&#160;ft) above <a href="/wiki/Sea_level" title="Sea level">sea level</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-mil_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mil-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the southern end of Dorset Island, at an elevation of 243&#160;m (797&#160;ft) above sea level, is Cape Dorset (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Dorset_Island&amp;params=64_10_40_N_76_29_00_W_region:CA-NU_type:landmark&amp;title=Cape+Dorset"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">64°10′40″N</span> <span class="longitude">76°29′00″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xfeff; / &#xfeff;</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">64.17778°N 76.48333°W</span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; / <span class="geo">64.17778; -76.48333</span></span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; (<span class="fn org">Cape Dorset</span>)</span></span></span></a></span><sup id="cite_ref-cgndb_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cgndb-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span>), which projects into the Hudson Strait. It is part of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kingnait_Range&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kingnait Range (page does not exist)">Kingnait Range</a> (<i>Kingnait</i>, in <a href="/wiki/Inuktitut" title="Inuktitut">Inuktitut</a>, means "high mountains").<sup id="cite_ref-qia_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qia-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mil_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mil-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The cape represents the southern tip of the Foxe Peninsula. On September 24, 1631, Captain <a href="/wiki/Luke_Foxe" title="Luke Foxe">Luke Foxe</a> named the landform "Cape Dorset" to honour his benefactor, <a href="/wiki/Edward_Sackville,_4th_Earl_of_Dorset" title="Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset">Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Room_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Room-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kingnait Hill, at 208&#160;m (682&#160;ft) high, is located on the island's north-west side. The shorter Eegatuak Hill is located 1.1&#160;km (0.7&#160;mi) north of the cape, on its eastern side, rising 99&#160;m (325&#160;ft) above sea level, and exhibiting a distinctive bowl-shape surmounted by a <a href="/wiki/Cairn" title="Cairn">cairn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-travelingluck_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-travelingluck-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mil_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mil-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Mallik_Island" title="Mallik Island">Mallik Island</a> (Mallikjuaq Island), directly to the north, is joined to Dorset Island by sand and boulders. A natural harbour exists in the peninsula formed by the southeast side of Mallik Island and the northwest side of Dorset Island with prevailing northwesterly winds at 10 to 15&#160;<a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">kn</a> (19 to 28&#160;km/h; 12 to 17&#160;mph) knots, stronger in September and October. The anchorage may have heavy swell conditions and there is frequent fog during the navigation season of early August through mid-October. Ice break-up is around mid-July, and freeze-up occurs in early November. Winter ice thickness can be up to 1.2&#160;m (3&#160;ft 11&#160;in).<sup id="cite_ref-mil_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mil-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are several other islands within 10&#160;km (6.2&#160;mi), including <a href="/wiki/Ukaliqtuuq" title="Ukaliqtuuq">Ukaliqtuuq</a> and <a href="/wiki/Saqajaa" title="Saqajaa">Saqajaa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-travelingluck_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-travelingluck-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dorset_Island&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1913, a <a href="/wiki/Trading_post" title="Trading post">trading post</a> was established on the island by the <a href="/wiki/Hudson%27s_Bay_Company" title="Hudson&#39;s Bay Company">Hudson's Bay Company</a>. A <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Roman Catholic</a> mission was located on Dorset Island during the period of 1938 to 1960.<sup id="cite_ref-gov_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gov-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first discovery of the remains of <a href="/wiki/Dorset_culture" title="Dorset culture">Dorset culture</a> was on Dorset Island.<sup id="cite_ref-usask_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usask-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> An ancient <a href="/wiki/Paleo-Eskimo" title="Paleo-Eskimo">Paleo-Eskimo</a> people, they flourished in this area for about 2,000 years, during the period of 1000 BC through 1100 AD. Present-day Dorset Islanders, <a href="/wiki/Inuit" title="Inuit">Inuit</a> who descend from the later <a href="/wiki/Thule_people" title="Thule people">Thule culture</a>, refer to Dorset culture people as <i>Tuniit</i> in their legends.<sup id="cite_ref-qia_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qia-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1947, the <a href="/wiki/SS_Nascopie" title="SS Nascopie"><i>Nascopie</i></a>, a Hudson's Bay Company supply ship was wrecked on the island. Some of the ship was salvaged by Inuit for building supplies.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Community">Community</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dorset_Island&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Community"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Across from <a href="/wiki/Mallik_Island" title="Mallik Island">Mallik Island</a>, on the northern side of Dorset Island is located the Inuit hamlet of <a href="/wiki/Kinngait" title="Kinngait">Kinngait</a> (formerly Cape Dorset). It is the only community on the island and is home to 1,396 people.<sup id="cite_ref-2021census_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2021census-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is approximately 11.6&#160;km (7.2&#160;mi) north of the mountain cape bearing the same name. Because the people of this community are known for their artisanship, including drawing, printmaking, and carving, the community of Kinngait is commonly referred to as the "<a href="/wiki/Inuit_art" title="Inuit art">Inuit art</a> capital".<sup id="cite_ref-News_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-News-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dorset_Island&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1248256098">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{width:100%!important}}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{display:table}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-default{background:transparent;margin-top:4px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-center{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-none{float:none}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-collapsible{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div{display:table-cell;padding:0 4px 4px;text-align:center;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main>div{display:table-cell}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallery{line-height:1.35em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div{display:table-cell;padding:4px;text-align:right;font-size:85%;line-height:1em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div *,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div *{overflow:visible}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallerybox img{background:none!important}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .bordered-images .thumb img{border:solid var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)1px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .whitebg .thumb{background:var(--background-color-base,#fff)!important}</style><div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default"><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 285px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 280px; height: 280px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mallikjuaq_Thule_site_1_1995-06-19.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Thule site on Mallik Island (opposite Kinngait)"><img alt="Thule site on Mallik Island (opposite Kinngait)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Mallikjuaq_Thule_site_1_1995-06-19.jpg/250px-Mallikjuaq_Thule_site_1_1995-06-19.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Mallikjuaq_Thule_site_1_1995-06-19.jpg/375px-Mallikjuaq_Thule_site_1_1995-06-19.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Mallikjuaq_Thule_site_1_1995-06-19.jpg/500px-Mallikjuaq_Thule_site_1_1995-06-19.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5325" data-file-height="3488" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Thule site on <a href="/wiki/Mallik_Island" title="Mallik Island">Mallik Island</a> (opposite <a href="/wiki/Kinngait" title="Kinngait">Kinngait</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 285px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 280px; 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height: 280px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cape_Dorset_Kinngait_1997-05-04.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Early springtime in Kinngait"><img alt="Early springtime in Kinngait" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Cape_Dorset_Kinngait_1997-05-04.jpg/250px-Cape_Dorset_Kinngait_1997-05-04.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Cape_Dorset_Kinngait_1997-05-04.jpg/375px-Cape_Dorset_Kinngait_1997-05-04.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Cape_Dorset_Kinngait_1997-05-04.jpg/500px-Cape_Dorset_Kinngait_1997-05-04.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5196" data-file-height="3252" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Early springtime in Kinngait</div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wildlife">Wildlife</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dorset_Island&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Wildlife"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The island and its surrounds are frequented by <a href="/wiki/Baffin_Island_wolf" title="Baffin Island wolf">Baffin Island wolves</a>, <a href="/wiki/Polar_bear" title="Polar bear">polar bears</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Arctic_fox" title="Arctic fox">Arctic fox</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-edu_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-edu-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> as well as <a href="/wiki/Reindeer" title="Reindeer">caribou</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arctic_hare" title="Arctic hare">Arctic hare</a>. Seals appear regularly, as do <a href="/wiki/Beluga_whale" title="Beluga whale">beluga whales</a> during their migration through by the island in October and April.<sup id="cite_ref-gov_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gov-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Peregrine_falcon" title="Peregrine falcon">Peregrine falcons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Snowy_owl" title="Snowy owl">snowy owls</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rock_ptarmigan" title="Rock ptarmigan">ptarmigan</a> and ducks abound.<sup id="cite_ref-gov_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gov-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ornithology" title="Ornithology">Ornithologists</a> consider the island's cape a major entry way to the nesting area of the <a href="/wiki/Snow_goose" title="Snow goose">blue goose</a>. In 1929, it was the departure point for naturalist Dr. <a href="/wiki/J._Dewey_Soper" title="J. Dewey Soper">J. Dewey Soper</a> in his quest for locate the blue goose's <a href="/wiki/Foxe_Basin" title="Foxe Basin">Foxe Basin</a> nest area.<sup id="cite_ref-qia_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qia-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mallikjuaq Territorial Park spans both Dorset Island and Mallik Island. Notable for its <a href="/wiki/Thule_people" title="Thule people">Thule culture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dorset_culture" title="Dorset culture">Dorset culture</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Inuit" title="Inuit">Inuit</a> archaeological sites that date back as far as 3,000 years ago, it is reachable by foot from Kinngait at low tide, or by boat.<sup id="cite_ref-nunavutparks_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nunavutparks-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dorset_Island&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The area has a <a href="/wiki/Tundra" title="Tundra">tundra climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">ET</a>) with short but cool summers and long cold winters. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:100%; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Kinngait (<a href="/wiki/Cape_Dorset_Airport" title="Cape Dorset Airport">Cape Dorset Airport</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Location_identifier#WMO_station_identifiers" title="Location identifier">WMO ID</a>: 71910; coordinates <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Dorset_Island&amp;params=64_13_09_N_76_31_30_W_type:airport_region:CA-NU&amp;title=Cape+Dorset+Airport"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">64°13′09″N</span> <span class="longitude">76°31′30″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xfeff; / &#xfeff;</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">64.21917°N 76.52500°W</span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; / <span class="geo">64.21917; -76.52500</span></span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; (<span class="fn org">Cape Dorset Airport</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span>; elevation: 48.2&#160;m (158&#160;ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1963–present </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high <a href="/wiki/Humidex" title="Humidex">humidex</a> </th> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.2 </td> <td style="background: #EAEAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.7 </td> <td style="background: #EAEAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.7 </td> <td style="background: #FEFEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.4 </td> <td style="background: #FFD6AD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.4 </td> <td style="background: #FF9C39; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.8 </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.0 </td> <td style="background: #FF8913; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.6 </td> <td style="background: #FFC68D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.7 </td> <td style="background: #FFF1E3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.5 </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.4 </td> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.7 </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">25.0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.9<br />(33.6) </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.9<br />(35.4) </td> <td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.8<br />(33.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFF7EF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.6<br />(42.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFD2A6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.9<br />(51.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF962D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.7<br />(67.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.0<br />(77.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF870F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.9<br />(71.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFA143; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.1<br />(64.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFEDDB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.1<br />(44.8) </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.4<br />(38.1) </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.2<br />(36.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">25.0<br />(77.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−20.7<br />(−5.3) </td> <td style="background: #7272FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−21.6<br />(−6.9) </td> <td style="background: #8888FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−17.4<br />(0.7) </td> <td style="background: #B5B5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−9.2<br />(15.4) </td> <td style="background: #DCDCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1.9<br />(28.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFF6EE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.7<br />(42.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFCA96; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.1<br />(53.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFD9B4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.9<br />(49.8) </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.1<br />(39.4) </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1.0<br />(30.2) </td> <td style="background: #BFBFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−7.2<br />(19.0) </td> <td style="background: #9A9AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−14.2<br />(6.4) </td> <td style="background: #CBCBFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−5.1<br />(22.8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #6666FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−23.7<br />(−10.7) </td> <td style="background: #6363FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−24.4<br />(−11.9) </td> <td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−20.7<br />(−5.3) </td> <td style="background: #A3A3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−12.4<br />(9.7) </td> <td style="background: #D0D0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4.2<br />(24.4) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.9<br />(37.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFE4CA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.3<br />(46.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFDF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.8<br />(44.2) </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.2<br />(36.0) </td> <td style="background: #D8D8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2.7<br />(27.1) </td> <td style="background: #B3B3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−9.5<br />(14.9) </td> <td style="background: #8A8AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−17.1<br />(1.2) </td> <td style="background: #BCBCFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−7.9<br />(17.8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #5858FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−26.3<br />(−15.3) </td> <td style="background: #5454FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−27.1<br />(−16.8) </td> <td style="background: #6565FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−23.9<br />(−11.0) </td> <td style="background: #9393FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−15.5<br />(4.1) </td> <td style="background: #C4C4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−6.4<br />(20.5) </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1<br />(32.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.5<br />(40.1) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.8<br />(38.8) </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1<br />(32.2) </td> <td style="background: #CECEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4.4<br />(24.1) </td> <td style="background: #A5A5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−12.0<br />(10.4) </td> <td style="background: #7B7BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−19.8<br />(−3.6) </td> <td style="background: #ADADFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−10.6<br />(12.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #1414FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−38.9<br />(−38.0) </td> <td style="background: #0B0BFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−40.6<br />(−41.1) </td> <td style="background: #0202FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−42.2<br />(−44.0) </td> <td style="background: #3535FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−32.8<br />(−27.0) </td> <td style="background: #7C7CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−19.6<br />(−3.3) </td> <td style="background: #BEBEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−7.4<br />(18.7) </td> <td style="background: #D4D4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−3.4<br />(25.9) </td> <td style="background: #CDCDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4.6<br />(23.7) </td> <td style="background: #B9B9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−8.3<br />(17.1) </td> <td style="background: #6565FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−23.9<br />(−11.0) </td> <td style="background: #4141FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−30.6<br />(−23.1) </td> <td style="background: #0000FE; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−42.8<br />(−45.0) </td> <td style="background: #0000FE; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−42.8<br />(−45.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low <a href="/wiki/Wind_chill" title="Wind chill">wind chill</a> </th> <td style="background: #0000BF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−54.5 </td> <td style="background: #0000AC; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−58.1 </td> <td style="background: #0000C7; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−53.0 </td> <td style="background: #0000F5; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−44.6 </td> <td style="background: #4848FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−29.3 </td> <td style="background: #9797FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−14.6 </td> <td style="background: #C0C0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−7.0 </td> <td style="background: #B7B7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−8.7 </td> <td style="background: #9797FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−14.7 </td> <td style="background: #1010FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−39.7 </td> <td style="background: #0E0EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−40.1 </td> <td style="background: #0000D0; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−51.4 </td> <td style="background: #0000AC; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−58.1 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #E2FFE2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.4<br />(0.76) </td> <td style="background: #E2FFE2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.2<br />(0.68) </td> <td style="background: #D8FFD8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.1<br />(1.03) </td> <td style="background: #D7FFD7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.8<br />(1.02) </td> <td style="background: #D5FFD5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.8<br />(1.09) </td> <td style="background: #CBFFCB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.3<br />(1.31) </td> <td style="background: #C4FFC4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39.0<br />(1.54) </td> <td style="background: #A9FFA9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.3<br />(2.26) </td> <td style="background: #ADFFAD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">52.9<br />(2.08) </td> <td style="background: #B7FFB7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48.0<br />(1.89) </td> <td style="background: #C6FFC6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.0<br />(1.46) </td> <td style="background: #D2FFD2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.6<br />(1.17) </td> <td style="background: #CAFFCA; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">413.2<br />(16.27) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainfall mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FEFFFE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.3<br />(0.01) </td> <td style="background: #F9FFF9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.0<br />(0.16) </td> <td style="background: #DEFFDE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.9<br />(0.82) </td> <td style="background: #C6FFC6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.8<br />(1.49) </td> <td style="background: #B1FFB1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">52.1<br />(2.05) </td> <td style="background: #C8FFC8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.7<br />(1.41) </td> <td style="background: #F4FFF4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.2<br />(0.28) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #EBFFEB; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">158.0<br />(6.22) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall cm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #009500; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">24.2<br />(9.5) </td> <td style="background: #007200; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">24.2<br />(9.5) </td> <td style="background: #005800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">28.3<br />(11.1) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">32.8<br />(12.9) </td> <td style="background: #004300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">29.7<br />(11.7) </td> <td style="background: #7CFF7C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.5<br />(3.3) </td> <td style="background: #FCFFFC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.2<br />(0.1) </td> <td style="background: #EDFFED; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.2<br 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class="notheme">12.7 </td> <td style="background: #7E7EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.1 </td> <td style="background: #7676FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.1 </td> <td style="background: #5E5EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13.0 </td> <td style="background: #3636FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">15.7 </td> <td style="background: #2727FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">17.5 </td> <td style="background: #0C0CFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">19.0 </td> <td style="background: #1E1EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">18.2 </td> <td style="background: #4747FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">175.1 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.2 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; 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#3939FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">16.0 </td> <td style="background: #3A3AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.5 </td> <td style="background: #4242FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">15.3 </td> <td style="background: #4747FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.4 </td> <td style="background: #4A4AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.6 </td> <td style="background: #C1C1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.8 </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1 </td> <td style="background: #FAFAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.4 </td> <td style="background: #A7A7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.9 </td> <td style="background: #2323FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">17.8 </td> <td style="background: #0202FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">19.8 </td> <td style="background: #1414FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">19.0 </td> <td style="background: #6868FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">143.6 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #8FFF8F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72.7 </td> <td style="background: #90FF90; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.7 </td> <td style="background: #8EFF8E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72.8 </td> <td style="background: #86FF86; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78.1 </td> <td style="background: #7FFF7F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.1 </td> <td style="background: #88FF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.0 </td> <td style="background: #93FF93; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.8 </td> <td style="background: #8AFF8A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.6 </td> <td style="background: #81FF81; color:#000000;" class="notheme">81.4 </td> <td style="background: #7DFF7D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84.4 </td> <td style="background: #7EFF7E; color:#000000;" 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href="/wiki/Bjarnason_Island" title="Bjarnason Island">Bjarnason</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bylot_Island" title="Bylot Island">Bylot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davids_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Davids Island (Nunavut)">Davids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dexterity_Island" title="Dexterity Island">Dexterity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diana_Island" title="Diana Island">Diana </a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgeworth_Island" title="Edgeworth Island">Edgeworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eider_Islands" title="Eider Islands">Eider</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elder_Island" title="Elder Island">Elder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fraser_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Fraser Island (Nunavut)">Fraser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gyrfalcon_Islands" title="Gyrfalcon Islands">Gyrfalcon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Hamilton Island (Nunavut)">Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imiliit" title="Imiliit">Imiliit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imiqqutailaqtuuq_Islands" title="Imiqqutailaqtuuq Islands">Imiqqutailaqtuuq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaigosuiyat_Islands" title="Kaigosuiyat Islands">Kaigosuiyat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilian_Island" title="Kilian Island">Kilian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lady_Franklin_Island" title="Lady Franklin Island">Lady Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landslip_Island" title="Landslip Island">Landslip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lock_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Lock Island (Nunavut)">Lock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Low_Islands" title="Low Islands">Low</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Islands" title="Marvin Islands">Marvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mumiksaa" title="Mumiksaa">Mumiksaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakoaiyet_Islands" title="Nakoaiyet Islands">Nakoaiyet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nova_Zembla_Island" title="Nova Zembla Island">Nova Zembla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Squaw_Islands" title="Old Squaw Islands">Old Squaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otrick_Island" title="Otrick Island">Otrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pandora_Island" title="Pandora Island">Pandora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Payne_Islands" title="Payne Islands">Payne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Richards_Islands" title="Peter Richards Islands">Peter Richards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pilattuaq" title="Pilattuaq">Pilattuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pisiktarfik_Island" title="Pisiktarfik Island">Pisiktarfik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plover_Islands" title="Plover Islands">Plover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prescott_Island" title="Prescott Island">Prescott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Leopold_Island" title="Prince Leopold Island">Prince Leopold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Wales_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Prince of Wales Island (Nunavut)">Prince of Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qikiqta" title="Qikiqta">Qikiqta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qikiqtaaluk" title="Qikiqtaaluk">Qikiqtaaluk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qimivvik" title="Qimivvik">Qimivvik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Round_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Round Island (Nunavut)">Round</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Russell Island (Nunavut)">Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saglaarjuk" title="Saglaarjuk">Saglaarjuk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saglirjuaq" title="Saglirjuaq">Saglirjuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salikuit_Islands" title="Salikuit Islands">Salikuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saneruarsuk_Islands" title="Saneruarsuk Islands">Saneruarsuk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simialuk" title="Simialuk">Simialuk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Somerset Island (Nunavut)">Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spicer_Islands" title="Spicer Islands">Spicer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephens_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Stephens Island (Nunavut)">Stephens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinity_Islands_(Nunavut)" title="Trinity Islands (Nunavut)">Trinity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vesey_Hamilton_Island" title="Vesey Hamilton Island">Vesey Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivian_Island" title="Vivian Island">Vivian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wollaston_Islands_(Nunavut)" title="Wollaston Islands (Nunavut)">Wollaston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yeoman_Island" title="Yeoman Island">Yeoman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Young_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Young Island (Nunavut)">Young</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#CDDEFF;"><a href="/wiki/Belcher_Islands" title="Belcher Islands">Belcher Islands</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bradbury_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Bradbury Island">Bradbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broomfield_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Broomfield Island">Broomfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bun_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Bun Island">Bun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cake_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Cake Island">Cake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camsell_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Camsell Island">Camsell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dove_Island_(Canada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dove Island (Canada)">Dove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fair_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Fair Island">Fair</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Flaherty_Island" title="Flaherty Island">Flaherty</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Innetalling_Island" title="Innetalling Island">Innetalling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karlay_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Karlay Island">Karlay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Duke_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="La Duke Island">La Duke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loaf_Island_(Nunavut)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loaf Island (Nunavut)">Loaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mata_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Mata Island">Mata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mavor_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Mavor Island">Mavor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moore_Island_(Belcher_Islands)" title="Moore Island (Belcher Islands)">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nero_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Nero Island">Nero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ney_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Ney Island">Ney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O%27Leary_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="O&#39;Leary Island">O'Leary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Range_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Range Island">Range</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renouf_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Renouf Island">Renouf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snape_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Snape Island">Snape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Split_Island,_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Split Island, Canada">Split</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tukarak_Island" title="Tukarak Island">Tukarak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twin_Cairns_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Twin Cairns Island">Twin Cairns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walton_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Walton Island">Walton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wiegand_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Wiegand Island">Wiegand</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#CDDEFF;">Islands of <a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Sound" title="Cumberland Sound">Cumberland Sound</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akulagok_Island" title="Akulagok Island">Akulagok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anarnittuq_Island" title="Anarnittuq Island">Anarnittuq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aupaluktok_Island" title="Aupaluktok Island">Aupaluktok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aupaluktut_Island" title="Aupaluktut Island">Aupaluktut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blacklead_Island" title="Blacklead Island">Blacklead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clear_Passage_Island" title="Clear Passage Island">Clear Passage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drum_Islands" title="Drum Islands">Drum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ekallulik_Island" title="Ekallulik Island">Ekallulik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iglunga_Island" title="Iglunga Island">Iglunga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imigen_Island" title="Imigen Island">Imigen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivisa_Island" title="Ivisa Island">Ivisa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaigosuit_Islands" title="Kaigosuit Islands">Kaigosuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kangigutsak_Island" title="Kangigutsak Island">Kangigutsak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kekertelung_Island" title="Kekertelung Island">Kekertelung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kekerten_Island" title="Kekerten Island">Kekerten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kekertukdjuak_Island" title="Kekertukdjuak Island">Kekertukdjuak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kudjak_Island" title="Kudjak Island">Kudjak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maktaktujanak_Island" title="Maktaktujanak Island">Maktaktujanak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miliakdjuin_Island" title="Miliakdjuin Island">Miliakdjuin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moodie_Island" title="Moodie Island">Moodie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nimigen_Island" title="Nimigen Island">Nimigen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nunatak_Island" title="Nunatak Island">Nunatak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuvujen_Island" title="Nuvujen Island">Nuvujen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opingivik_Island" title="Opingivik Island">Opingivik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanigut_Islands" title="Sanigut Islands">Sanigut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saunik_Island" title="Saunik Island">Saunik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shakshukowshee_Island" title="Shakshukowshee Island">Shakshukowshee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shakshukuk_Island" title="Shakshukuk Island">Shakshukuk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tesseralik_Island" title="Tesseralik Island">Tesseralik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuapait_Island" title="Tuapait Island">Tuapait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upajjana" title="Upajjana">Upajjana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utaqqiurviarjuruluk" title="Utaqqiurviarjuruluk">Utaqqiurviarjuruluk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utsusivik_Island" title="Utsusivik Island">Utsusivik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wareham_Island" title="Wareham Island">Wareham</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#CDDEFF;">Islands of <a href="/wiki/Davis_Strait" title="Davis Strait">Davis Strait</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aggijjat" title="Aggijjat">Aggijjat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akuglek_Island" title="Akuglek Island">Akuglek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alikdjuak_Island" title="Alikdjuak Island">Alikdjuak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angijak_Island" title="Angijak Island">Angijak</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Broughton_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Broughton Island (Nunavut)">Broughton</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Idjuniving_Island" title="Idjuniving Island">Idjuniving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kekertaluk_Island" title="Kekertaluk Island">Kekertaluk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kekertuk_Island" title="Kekertuk Island">Kekertuk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kekerturnak_Island" title="Kekerturnak Island">Kekerturnak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manitung_Island" title="Manitung Island">Manitung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monumental_Island" title="Monumental Island">Monumental</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nedlukseak_Island" title="Nedlukseak Island">Nedlukseak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nudlung_Island" title="Nudlung Island">Nudlung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nunatsiaq_Island" title="Nunatsiaq Island">Nunatsiaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuvuktik_Island" title="Nuvuktik Island">Nuvuktik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paallavvik" title="Paallavvik">Paallavvik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pilektuak_Island" title="Pilektuak Island">Pilektuak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qaqulluit" title="Qaqulluit">Qaqulluit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Rock Island (Nunavut)">Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satigsun_Island" title="Satigsun Island">Satigsun</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#CDDEFF;">Islands of <a href="/wiki/Foxe_Basin" title="Foxe Basin">Foxe Basin</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Island" title="Air Force Island">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bird_Islands_(Nunavut)" title="Bird Islands (Nunavut)">Bird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bray_Island" title="Bray Island">Bray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foley_Island" title="Foley Island">Foley</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Igloolik_Island" title="Igloolik Island">Igloolik</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kapuiviit" title="Kapuiviit">Kapuiviit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koch_Island" title="Koch Island">Koch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nirlirnaqtuuq" title="Nirlirnaqtuuq">Nirlirnaqtuuq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Tweedsmuir_Island" title="North Tweedsmuir Island">North Tweedsmuir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Charles_Island" title="Prince Charles Island">Prince Charles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qikiqtaarjuk" title="Qikiqtaarjuk">Qikiqtaarjuk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rowley_Island" title="Rowley Island">Rowley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siuraq" title="Siuraq">Siuraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Tweedsmuir_Island" title="South Tweedsmuir Island">South Tweedsmuir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Island_(Nunavut)" class="mw-redirect" title="White Island (Nunavut)">White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winter_Island_(Qikiqtaaluk)" title="Winter Island (Qikiqtaaluk)">Winter</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#CDDEFF;">Islands of <a href="/wiki/Frobisher_Bay" title="Frobisher Bay">Frobisher Bay</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Algerine_Island" title="Algerine Island">Algerine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alligator_Island" title="Alligator Island">Alligator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anchorage_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Anchorage Island (Nunavut)">Anchorage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aubrey_Island" title="Aubrey Island">Aubrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augustus_Island" title="Augustus Island">Augustus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bear_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Bear Island (Nunavut)">Bear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beveridge_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Beveridge Island (Nunavut)">Beveridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishop_Island" title="Bishop Island">Bishop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigus_Island" title="Brigus Island">Brigus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brook_Island" title="Brook Island">Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Bruce Island (Nunavut)">Bruce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cairn_Island" title="Cairn Island">Cairn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Camp Island (Nunavut)">Camp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carter_Islands" title="Carter Islands">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chase_Island" title="Chase Island">Chase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coffin_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Coffin Island (Nunavut)">Coffin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crimmins_Island" title="Crimmins Island">Crimmins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crowell_Island" title="Crowell Island">Crowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culbertson_Island" title="Culbertson Island">Culbertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Daniel Island (Nunavut)">Daniel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dog_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Dog Island (Nunavut)">Dog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eden_Island" title="Eden Island">Eden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emerick_Island" title="Emerick Island">Emerick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falk_Island" title="Falk Island">Falk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faris_Island" title="Faris Island">Faris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Field_Island" title="Field Island">Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fletcher_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Fletcher Island (Nunavut)">Fletcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frobisher%27s_Farthest" title="Frobisher&#39;s Farthest">Frobisher's Farthest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Island" title="Gabriel Island">Gabriel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gardiner_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Gardiner Island (Nunavut)">Gardiner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gay_Island" title="Gay Island">Gay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gross_Island" title="Gross Island">Gross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halford_Island" title="Halford Island">Halford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hantzsch_Island" title="Hantzsch Island">Hantzsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harper_Islands" title="Harper Islands">Harper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hill_Island" title="Hill Island">Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenvey_Island" title="Jenvey Island">Jenvey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kodlunarn_Island" title="Kodlunarn Island">Kodlunarn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kudlago_Island" title="Kudlago Island">Kudlago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kungo_Island" title="Kungo Island">Kungo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lefferts_Island" title="Lefferts Island">Lefferts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leopold_Island" title="Leopold Island">Leopold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loks_Land" title="Loks Land">Loks Land</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_Island_(Frobisher_Bay,_Nunavut)" title="Long Island (Frobisher Bay, Nunavut)">Long</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Low_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Low Island (Nunavut)">Low</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luella_Island" title="Luella Island">Luella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mair_Island" title="Mair Island">Mair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Island_(Frobisher_Bay,_Nunavut)" title="Mark Island (Frobisher Bay, Nunavut)">Mark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Mary Island (Nunavut)">Mary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McAllister_Island" title="McAllister Island">McAllister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McBride_Island" title="McBride Island">McBride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McLaren_Island" title="McLaren Island">McLaren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McLean_Island_(Nunavut)" title="McLean Island (Nunavut)">McLean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metela_Island" title="Metela Island">Metela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Mitchell Island (Nunavut)">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monument_Island" title="Monument Island">Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nest_Island" title="Nest Island">Nest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nouyarn_Island" title="Nouyarn Island">Nouyarn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ogden_Island" title="Ogden Island">Ogden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pan_Island" title="Pan Island">Pan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peak_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Peak Island (Nunavut)">Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pichit_Island" title="Pichit Island">Pichit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pike_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Pike Island (Nunavut)">Pike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pink_Lady_Island" title="Pink Lady Island">Pink Lady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pope_Island" title="Pope Island">Pope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potter_Island" title="Potter Island">Potter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Precipice_Island" title="Precipice Island">Precipice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ptarmigan_Island" title="Ptarmigan Island">Ptarmigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pugh_Island" title="Pugh Island">Pugh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qarsau_Island" title="Qarsau Island">Qarsau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quadrifid_Island" title="Quadrifid Island">Quadrifid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redan_Island" title="Redan Island">Redan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resor_Island" title="Resor Island">Resor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sale_Island" title="Sale Island">Sale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scalene_Island" title="Scalene Island">Scalene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sliver_Island" title="Sliver Island">Sliver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smith_Island_(Frobisher_Bay,_Nunavut)" title="Smith Island (Frobisher Bay, Nunavut)">Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sybil_Island" title="Sybil Island">Sybil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thompson_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Thompson Island (Nunavut)">Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whiskukun_Island" title="Whiskukun Island">Whiskukun</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#CDDEFF;">Islands of the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Boothia" title="Gulf of Boothia">Gulf of Boothia</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Crown_Prince_Frederik_Island" title="Crown Prince Frederik Island">Crown Prince Frederik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Island" title="Glen Island">Glen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honeyman_Island" title="Honeyman Island">Honeyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lavoie_Islands" title="Lavoie Islands">Lavoie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabine_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Sabine Island (Nunavut)">Sabine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Wales Island (Nunavut)">Wales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#CDDEFF;">Islands of <a href="/wiki/Hudson_Bay" title="Hudson Bay">Hudson Bay</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Awrey_Island" title="Awrey Island">Awrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Island_(Hudson_Bay,_Nunavut)" title="Big Island (Hudson Bay, Nunavut)">Big</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booth_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Booth Island (Nunavut)">Booth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bronson_Island" title="Bronson Island">Bronson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commodore_Island" title="Commodore Island">Commodore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cox_Island" title="Cox Island">Cox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digges_Islands" title="Digges Islands">Digges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddy_Island" title="Eddy Island">Eddy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elsie_Island" title="Elsie Island">Elsie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fraley_Island" title="Fraley Island">Fraley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frazier_Island" title="Frazier Island">Frazier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilmour_Island" title="Gilmour Island">Gilmour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrison_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Harrison Island (Nunavut)">Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Gordon_Island" title="J. Gordon Island">J. Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnnys_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Johnnys Island">Johnnys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kugong_Island" title="Kugong Island">Kugong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_Island_(Hudson_Bay,_Nunavut)" title="Long Island (Hudson Bay, Nunavut)">Long</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mansel_Island" title="Mansel Island">Mansel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcopeet_Islands" title="Marcopeet Islands">Marcopeet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McCormack_Island" title="McCormack Island">McCormack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moore_Island_(Hopewell_Islands)" title="Moore Island (Hopewell Islands)">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuvuk_Islands" title="Nuvuk Islands">Nuvuk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Islands" title="Ottawa Islands">Ottawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pattee_Island" title="Pattee Island">Pattee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perley_Island" title="Perley Island">Perley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smith_Island_(Hudson_Bay,_Nunavut)" title="Smith Island (Hudson Bay, Nunavut)">Smith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#CDDEFF;">Islands of <a href="/wiki/Hudson_Strait" title="Hudson Strait">Hudson Strait</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anguttuaq" title="Anguttuaq">Anguttuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aulatsiviit" title="Aulatsiviit">Aulatsiviit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avingasittuit_Siqinirsipangat_Island" title="Avingasittuit Siqinirsipangat Island">Avingasittuit Siqinirsipangat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beacon_Island_(Hudson_Strait)" title="Beacon Island (Hudson Strait)">Beacon (Hudson Strait)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Bluff_Island" title="Black Bluff Island">Black Bluff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bush_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Bush Island (Nunavut)">Bush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Button_Islands" title="Button Islands">Button</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Charles Island (Nunavut)">Charles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Clark Island (Nunavut)">Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolphin_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Dolphin Island (Nunavut)">Dolphin</a></li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Dorset</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgell_Island" title="Edgell Island">Edgell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erhardt_Island" title="Erhardt Island">Erhardt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goodwin_Island" title="Goodwin Island">Goodwin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gudmusson_Island" title="Gudmusson Island">Gudmusson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hector_Island" title="Hector Island">Hector</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holdridge_Island" title="Holdridge Island">Holdridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ijjuriktuq" title="Ijjuriktuq">Ijjuriktuq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivvitsa" title="Ivvitsa">Ivvitsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaavvijjuaq" title="Kaavvijjuaq">Kaavvijjuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Island_(Nunavut)" title="King Island (Nunavut)">King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinngarjuaq" title="Kinngarjuaq">Kinngarjuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lacy_Island" title="Lacy Island">Lacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lavoie_Island" title="Lavoie Island">Lavoie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawson_Island" title="Lawson Island">Lawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leading_Island" title="Leading Island">Leading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Savage_Islands" title="Lower Savage Islands">Lower Savage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MacColl_Island" title="MacColl Island">MacColl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mallik_Island" title="Mallik Island">Mallik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middle_Savage_Islands" title="Middle Savage Islands">Middle Savage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mill_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Mill Island (Nunavut)">Mill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naniruaq" title="Naniruaq">Naniruaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niels_Island" title="Niels Island">Niels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nottingham_Island" title="Nottingham Island">Nottingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nunarijjait" title="Nunarijjait">Nunarijjait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuvuktiqpaaraaluk" title="Nuvuktiqpaaraaluk">Nuvuktiqpaaraaluk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuvursiit_Islands" title="Nuvursiit Islands">Nuvursiit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Observation_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Observation Island (Nunavut)">Observation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Point_Islands" title="Point Islands">Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poodlatee_Island" title="Poodlatee Island">Poodlatee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qaqqannalik" title="Qaqqannalik">Qaqqannalik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qaiqsuarjuk" title="Qaiqsuarjuk">Qaiqsuarjuk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qikiqtaalujjuaq" title="Qikiqtaalujjuaq">Qikiqtaalujjuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qikiqtarjuaq_(Hudson_Strait)" title="Qikiqtarjuaq (Hudson Strait)">Qikiqtarjuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qikiqtarjuarusiq" title="Qikiqtarjuarusiq">Qikiqtarjuarusiq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resolution_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Resolution Island (Nunavut)">Resolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saarru" title="Saarru">Saarru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salisbury_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Salisbury Island (Nunavut)">Salisbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saqajaa" title="Saqajaa">Saqajaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheer_Islands" title="Sheer Islands">Sheer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strathcona_Islands" title="Strathcona Islands">Strathcona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takijualuk" title="Takijualuk">Takijualuk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukaliqtuuq" title="Ukaliqtuuq">Ukaliqtuuq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ungirlauttat" title="Ungirlauttat">Ungirlauttat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upirngiviaaluk" title="Upirngiviaaluk">Upirngiviaaluk</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#CDDEFF;">Islands of <a href="/wiki/James_Bay" title="James Bay">James Bay</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akimiski_Island" title="Akimiski Island">Akimiski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bear_Islands" title="Bear Islands">Bear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Island_(James_Bay,_Nunavut)" title="Big Island (James Bay, Nunavut)">Big</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Hope_Islands" title="Cape Hope Islands">Cape Hope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carey_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Carey Island (Nunavut)">Carey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlton_Island" title="Charlton Island">Charlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grey_Goose_Island" title="Grey Goose Island">Grey Goose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gull_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Gull Island (Nunavut)">Gull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Island" title="Jacob Island">Jacob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moore_Island_(Boat_Passage)" title="Moore Island (Boat Passage)">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Twin_Island_(Nunavut)" title="North Twin Island (Nunavut)">North Twin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paint_Hills_Islands" title="Paint Hills Islands">Paint Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solomons_Temple_Islands" title="Solomons Temple Islands">Solomons Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Twin_Island_(Nunavut)" title="South Twin Island (Nunavut)">South Twin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Island" title="Spencer Island">Spencer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stag_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Stag Island (Nunavut)">Stag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strutton_Islands" title="Strutton Islands">Strutton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunday_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Sunday Island (Nunavut)">Sunday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trodely_Island" title="Trodely Island">Trodely</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twin_Islands_(Nunavut)" title="Twin Islands (Nunavut)">Twin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Island" title="Walter Island">Walter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weston_Island" title="Weston Island">Weston</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#CDDEFF;">Islands of the <a href="/wiki/Labrador_Sea" title="Labrador Sea">Labrador Sea</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brevoort_Island" title="Brevoort Island">Brevoort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Chidley_Islands" title="Cape Chidley Islands">Cape Chidley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Hall_Island" title="Christopher Hall Island">Christopher Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hozier_Islands" title="Hozier Islands">Hozier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hudson_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Hudson Island (Nunavut)">Hudson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilikok_Island" title="Ilikok Island">Ilikok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Jackson Island (Nunavut)">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killiniq_Island" title="Killiniq Island">Killiniq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knight_Islands" title="Knight Islands">Knight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leybourne_Islands" title="Leybourne Islands">Leybourne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Hall_Island" title="Little Hall Island">Little Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muingmak_Island" title="Muingmak Island">Muingmak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rogers_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Rogers Island (Nunavut)">Rogers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#CDDEFF;"><a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_Islands" title="Queen Elizabeth Islands">Queen Elizabeth Islands</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#CDDEFF;">Ellesmere Island</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Ellesmere_Island" title="Ellesmere Island">Ellesmere</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ward_Hunt_Island" title="Ward Hunt Island">Ward Hunt</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#CDDEFF;"><a href="/wiki/Parry_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Parry Islands">Parry Islands</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Alexander Island (Nunavut)">Alexander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baillie-Hamilton_Island" title="Baillie-Hamilton Island">Baillie-Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bathurst_Island_(Canada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bathurst Island (Canada)">Bathurst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechey_Island" title="Beechey Island">Beechey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berkeley_Islands" title="Berkeley Islands">Berkeley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borden_Island" title="Borden Island">Borden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brock_Island" title="Brock Island">Brock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Browne_Island" title="Browne Island">Browne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckingham_Island" title="Buckingham Island">Buckingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byam_Martin_Island" title="Byam Martin Island">Byam Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Island" title="Cameron Island">Cameron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheyne_Islands" title="Cheyne Islands">Cheyne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coburg_Island" title="Coburg Island">Coburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cocked_Hat_Island" title="Cocked Hat Island">Cocked Hat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornwall_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Cornwall Island (Nunavut)">Cornwall</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cornwallis_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Cornwallis Island (Nunavut)">Cornwallis</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crescent_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Crescent Island (Nunavut)">Crescent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Des_Voeux_Island" title="Des Voeux Island">Des Voeux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devon_Island" title="Devon Island">Devon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dundas_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Dundas Island (Nunavut)">Dundas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Walker_Island" title="Edmund Walker Island">Edmund Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eglinton_Island" title="Eglinton Island">Eglinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ekins_Island" title="Ekins Island">Ekins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emerald_Isle_(Northwest_Territories)" title="Emerald Isle (Northwest Territories)">Emerald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exmouth_Island" title="Exmouth Island">Exmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairholme_Island" title="Fairholme Island">Fairholme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Findlay_Group" title="Findlay Group">Findlay Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garrett_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Garrett Island (Nunavut)">Garrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Graham Island (Nunavut)">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Griffith_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Griffith Island (Nunavut)">Griffith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grosvenor_Island" title="Grosvenor Island">Grosvenor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hans_Island" title="Hans Island">Hans</a> <small>(with Greenland)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helena_Island_(Nunavut)" class="mw-redirect" title="Helena Island (Nunavut)">Helena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Stewart_Island" title="Houston Stewart Island">Houston Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hoved_Island" title="Hoved Island">Hoved</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyde_Parker_Island" title="Hyde Parker Island">Hyde Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Barrow_Island" title="John Barrow Island">John Barrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Cornwallis_Island" title="Little Cornwallis Island">Little Cornwallis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lougheed_Island" title="Lougheed Island">Lougheed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowther_Island" title="Lowther Island">Lowther</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mackenzie_King_Island" title="Mackenzie King Island">Mackenzie King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moore_Island_(Intrepid_Passage)" title="Moore Island (Intrepid Passage)">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%8Ele_Marc" title="Île Marc">Marc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Margaret Island (Nunavut)">Margaret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massey_Island" title="Massey Island">Massey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melville_Island_(Northwest_Territories_and_Nunavut)" title="Melville Island (Northwest Territories and Nunavut)">Melville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nookap_Island" title="Nookap Island">Nookap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_Lockyer_Island" title="Norman Lockyer Island">Norman Lockyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Kent_Island" title="North Kent Island">North Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patterson_Island_(Findlay_Group)" title="Patterson Island (Findlay Group)">Patterson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philpots_Island" title="Philpots Island">Philpots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pim_Island" title="Pim Island">Pim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pioneer_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Pioneer Island (Nunavut)">Pioneer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Patrick_Island" title="Prince Patrick Island">Prince Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princess_Royal_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Princess Royal Island (Nunavut)">Princess Royal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seymour_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Seymour Island (Nunavut)">Seymour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skraeling_Island" title="Skraeling Island">Skraeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spit_Island" title="Spit Island">Spit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stupart_Island" title="Stupart Island">Stupart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Table_Island" title="Table Island">Table</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor_Island_(Nunavut)" title="Thor Island (Nunavut)">Thor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Truro_Island" title="Truro Island">Truro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%8Ele_Vanier" title="Île Vanier">Vanier</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#CDDEFF;"><a href="/wiki/Sverdrup_Islands" title="Sverdrup Islands">Sverdrup Islands</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amund_Ringnes_Island" title="Amund Ringnes Island">Amund Ringnes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Axel_Heiberg_Island" title="Axel Heiberg Island">Axel Heiberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellef_Ringnes_Island" title="Ellef Ringnes Island">Ellef Ringnes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fay_Islands" title="Fay Islands">Fay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gretha_Islands" title="Gretha Islands">Gretha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haig-Thomas_Island" title="Haig-Thomas Island">Haig-Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hat_Island_(Sverdrup_Islands)" title="Hat Island (Sverdrup Islands)">Hat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Christian_Island" title="King Christian Island">King Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meighen_Island" title="Meighen Island">Meighen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stor_Island" title="Stor Island">Stor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulvingen_Island" title="Ulvingen Island">Ulvingen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Islands in <i>italics</i> are inhabited. 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