Camp Island (Nunavut)

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Camp Island
Geography
Location Frobisher Bay
Coordinates 63°20′55″N68°08′00″W / 63.34861°N 68.13333°W / 63.34861; -68.13333 Coordinates: 63°20′55″N68°08′00″W / 63.34861°N 68.13333°W / 63.34861; -68.13333
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Camp 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 Dog Island, Kungo Island, Luella Island, Metela Island, and Quadrifid Island. [1]

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References

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