Boulder Island

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Boulder Island
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Boulder Island
Geography
Location Chesterfield Inlet
Coordinates 63°39′39″N091°35′45″W / 63.66083°N 91.59583°W / 63.66083; -91.59583 (Boulder Island) Coordinates: 63°39′39″N091°35′45″W / 63.66083°N 91.59583°W / 63.66083; -91.59583 (Boulder Island)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Kivalliq
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Boulder Island is one of the uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in the Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is one of several islands located in Chesterfield Inlet. [1]

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References

  1. "Boulder Island, Nunavut, Canada". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2008-12-01.