Kayak Island (Nunavut)

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Kayak Island
Geography
Location Hudson Bay
Coordinates 62°13′N92°28′W / 62.22°N 92.47°W / 62.22; -92.47 (Kayak Island) Coordinates: 62°13′N92°28′W / 62.22°N 92.47°W / 62.22; -92.47 (Kayak Island)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Kivalliq
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Kayak Island is one of the Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada within western Hudson Bay. The hamlet of Whale Cove is 8.1 km (5.0 mi) to the southwest. [1]

Nunavut Territory of Canada

Nunavut is the newest, largest, and most northerly 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, though the boundaries had been drawn in 1993. The creation of Nunavut resulted in the first major change to Canada's political map since the incorporation of the province of Newfoundland in 1949.

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Hudson Bay is a large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada with a surface area of 1,230,000 km2 (470,000 sq mi). It drains a very large area, about 3,861,400 km2 (1,490,900 sq mi), that includes parts of southeastern Nunavut, Saskatchewan, most of Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and indirectly through smaller passages of water to parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana. Hudson Bay's southern arm is called James Bay.

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References

  1. "Kayak Island, Nunavut, Canada". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2008-12-02.