Black Berry Islands

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Black Berry Islands
Geography
Location Coronation Gulf
Coordinates 68°13′59″N113°18′00″W / 68.23306°N 113.30000°W / 68.23306; -113.30000 (Black Berry Islands) Coordinates: 68°13′59″N113°18′00″W / 68.23306°N 113.30000°W / 68.23306; -113.30000 (Black Berry Islands)
Administration
Territory Nunavut
Region Kitikmeot
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The Black Berry Islands are located in Coronation Gulf, south of Victoria Island. They are part of the Kitikmeot Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. [1]

Other island groups in the vicinity include the Berens Islands, Couper Islands, Deadman Islands, Lawford Islands, Leo Islands, and Sir Graham Moore Islands.

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Berens Islands

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Sir Graham Moore Islands (Nunavut)

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Leo Islands

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Deadman Islands

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Lawford Islands

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References

  1. "Black Berry Islands, Nunavut". nrcan.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2008-08-05.