Anchorage Island (Nunavut)

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Anchorage Island
Geography
Location Frobisher Bay
Coordinates 63°19′12″N068°15′36″W / 63.32000°N 68.26000°W / 63.32000; -68.26000 (Anchorage Island)
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Anchorage Island is one of the 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 Crowell Island, Dog Island, Kungo Island, Luella Island, and Metela Island. [1]

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References

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