  Hamilton Island  Hamilton Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Parry Channel |
| Coordinates | 74°20′N099°01′W / 74.333°N 99.017°W |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Nunavut | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The uninhabited Hamilton Island [1] is located in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is a member of the Arctic Archipelago and lies in the Parry Channel, north of Russell Island, and southwest of Young Island.
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The Qikiqtaaluk Region, Qikiqtani Region or the Baffin Region is the easternmost, northernmost, and southernmost administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. Qikiqtaaluk is the traditional Inuktitut name for Baffin Island. Although the Qikiqtaaluk Region is the most commonly used name in official contexts, several notable public organizations, including Statistics Canada prior to the 2021 Canadian census, use the older term Baffin Region.
Akimiski Island is the largest island in James Bay, Canada, which is part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the territory of Nunavut. It has an area of 3,001 km2 (1,159 sq mi), making it the 163rd largest island in the world, and Canada's 29th largest island. Akimiski Island is 19 km (12 mi) from the province of Ontario. From the western side of the island, the Ontario coastline is visible.
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Hamilton Island may refer to:
Resolute Bay is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Parry Channel on the southern side of Cornwallis Island. The hamlet of Resolute is located on the northern shore of the bay with Resolute Bay Airport to the northwest. The Inuit associated with Resolute Bay are called Qausuittuq and the population of the hamlet in the 2006 census was 229.
Baillie-Hamilton Island is one of the uninhabited members of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada. The island is rectangular in shape, 26 to 12 km, and has an area of 290 km2 (110 sq mi).
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Nunavut is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, which provided this territory to the Inuit for independent government. The boundaries had been drawn in 1993. The creation of Nunavut resulted in the first major change to Canada's political map in half a century since the province of Newfoundland was admitted in 1949.
Houston Stewart Island is one of the Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada. Located in the Queens Channel, it is surrounded by larger islands: Devon Island to the north; Dundas Island and Margaret Island to the northeast; Baillie-Hamilton Island to the east; Cornwallis Island to the south; Little Cornwallis Island to the southwest; Crozier Island to the west; and Baring Island to the northwest.
Dundas Island is a member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. It is an irregularly shaped island located between Devon Island and Baillie-Hamilton Island. The smaller Margaret Island is 1 km (0.62 mi) to the east of Dundas.
Margaret Island is a member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. It is an irregularly shaped island located 36 km (22 mi) south of Stewart Point, Devon Island. Baillie-Hamilton Island is to the south, and Dundas Island is approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) to the west.
Young Island is an uninhabited member of the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. It lies in the Parry Channel, southwest of Lowther Island, and northeast of Hamilton Island.
The Maury Channel is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It separates Baillie-Hamilton Island from Cornwallis Island. To the west it opens into Queens Channel and to the east into Wellington Channel.
The Hazen Strait is a natural waterway through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It separates Mackenzie King Island in the Northwest Territories from Vesey Hamilton Island and Melville Island's Sabine Peninsula in Nunavut.
Vesey Hamilton Island is an island of the Arctic Archipelago, in the territory of Nunavut. It lies in the Hazen Strait, north of Melville Island.
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