Kekertelung Island

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Kekertelung Island
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Kekertelung Island
Geography
Location Cumberland Sound
Coordinates 66°21′N66°44′W / 66.35°N 66.73°W / 66.35; -66.73 (Kekertelung Island)
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Kekertelung Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Baffin Island's Cumberland Sound. Anarnittuq Island lis to its west. Aupaluktok Island, Iglunga Island, and Nunatak Island are in the vicinity. [1]

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References

  1. "Kekertelung Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-06-27.