Alligator Island

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Alligator Island
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Alligator Island
Geography
Location Frobisher Bay
Coordinates 63°26′45″N68°00′25″W / 63.44583°N 68.00694°W / 63.44583; -68.00694 (Alligator Island)
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Alligator 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. Other islands in the immediate vicinity include Algerine Island, Camp Island, Culbertson Island, Frobisher's Farthest, Low Island, Mark Island, McAllister Island, McBride Island, Metela Island, Mitchell Island, Pan Island, Peak Island, Pink Lady Island, Precipice Island. [1]

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References

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