McCormack Island

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McCormack Island
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McCormack Island
Geography
Location Hudson Bay
Coordinates 58°35′13″N78°36′6″W / 58.58694°N 78.60167°W / 58.58694; -78.60167 (McCormack Island)
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

McCormack Island [1] is a northern Canadian island in eastern Hudson Bay. While situated close to the western coast of Quebec's Ungava Peninsula, the island is a part of Qikiqtaaluk Region in the territory of Nunavut.

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References

  1. "CANADA :: Nunavut :: McCormack Island". land.worldcitydb.com. Retrieved 2008-09-11.