Fletcher Island (Nunavut)

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Fletcher Island
Geography
Location Frobisher Bay
Coordinates 63°12′0″N67°48′0″W / 63.20000°N 67.80000°W / 63.20000; -67.80000 (Fletcher Island)
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Fletcher Island [1] is a Baffin Island offshore island located in the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The island lies in Frobisher Bay, north of Newell Sound. The Hall Peninsula is to the east. Islands in the immediate vicinity include: Field Island to the east; Bruce Island to the northeast; Pike and Pugh Islands to the west.

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References

  1. "Fletcher Island". worldcitydb.com. Retrieved 2008-09-16.