Kaigosuit Islands

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Kaigosuit Islands
Geography
Location Cumberland Sound
Coordinates 65°47′N67°28′W / 65.783°N 67.467°W / 65.783; -67.467 (Kaigosuit Islands)
Administration
Canada
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited
Source: Kaigosuit Islands at Atlas of Canada

One of the uninhabited Baffin Island offshore island groups in Cumberland Sound, the Kaigosuit Islands are located long the south side of Nettilling Fiord, and southwest of Pangnirtung. The Kaigosuiyat Islands run parallel to the south. Further south is Irvine Inlet. The Kaigosuits are part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. [1]

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References

  1. "Kaigosuit Islands, Nunavut". atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2008-08-04.