Daniel Island (Nunavut)

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Daniel Island
Geography
Location Frobisher Bay
Coordinates 63°06′00″N067°44′24″W / 63.10000°N 67.74000°W / 63.10000; -67.74000 (Daniel Island) Coordinates: 63°06′00″N067°44′24″W / 63.10000°N 67.74000°W / 63.10000; -67.74000 (Daniel Island)
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited
Source: Daniel Island at Atlas of Canada

Daniel 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 Iqaluit. Other islands in the immediate vicinity include Eden Island, Fletcher Island, Nest Island, Redan Island and Scalene Island. [1]

Daniel Island Harbour is located at 63°4′59″N67°46′0″W / 63.08306°N 67.76667°W / 63.08306; -67.76667 (Daniel Island Harbour (Daniel Island)) . [2]

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References

  1. "Daniel Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  2. Atlas of Canada