Edmund Walker Island

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Edmund Walker Island
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Edmund Walker Island
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Edmund Walker Island
Geography
Location Arctic Ocean
Coordinates 77°07′N104°10′W / 77.117°N 104.167°W / 77.117; -104.167 (Edmund Walker Island)
Archipelago Findlay Group
Queen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Area82 km2 (32 sq mi)
Administration
Canada
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Edmund Walker Island is one of the Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada. It lies in the Arctic Ocean, south-east of Lougheed Island and north-west of Grosvenor Island. It is part of the Findlay Group.


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