Kitaagunnaat

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Kitaagunnaat
Geography
Location Coronation Gulf
Coordinates 67°39′55″N108°54′27″W / 67.66528°N 108.90750°W / 67.66528; -108.90750 (Kitaagunnaat) [1]
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Region Kitikmeot
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Kitaagunnaat [1] formerly the Cheere Islands [2] are an island group located in Coronation Gulf, south of Victoria Island, west of Kiillinnguyaq (Kent Peninsula), in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. Other island groups in the vicinity include the Barry Islands, Nakahungaqtuaryuit, Chapman Islands, Cockburn Islands, Nallukatarvik, and Stockport Islands. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kitaagunnaat". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
  2. "Cheere Islands". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
  3. "Cheere Islands". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-03-12.