McLean Island (Nunavut)

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McLean Island
Geography
Location Frobisher Bay
Coordinates 62°53′55″N66°38′10″W / 62.89861°N 66.63611°W / 62.89861; -66.63611 (McLean island)
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

McLean Island [1] is an uninhabited Baffin Island offshore island located in the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The island lies in Frobisher Bay, southwest of Hamlen Bay and the Hall Peninsula. Islands in the immediate vicinity include Gabriel Island and Nouyarn Island to the east, and Chase Island to the northwest.

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References

  1. "McLean Island". worldcitydb.com. Retrieved 2008-09-16.