Houston Stewart Island

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Houston Stewart Island
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Houston Stewart Island
Geography
Location Northern Canada
Coordinates 75°43′N095°28′W / 75.717°N 95.467°W / 75.717; -95.467 (Houston Stewart Island)
Archipelago Queen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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.

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