Grosvenor Island

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Grosvenor Island
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Grosvenor Island
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Grosvenor Island
Geography
Location Arctic Ocean
Coordinates 77°05′N103°52′W / 77.083°N 103.867°W / 77.083; -103.867 (Grosvenor Island)
Archipelago Findlay Group
Queen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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


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