Moodie Island

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Moodie Island
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Moodie Island
Geography
Location Cumberland Sound
Coordinates 64°37′N65°30′W / 64.617°N 65.500°W / 64.617; -65.500 (Moodie Island)
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Area233 km2 (90 sq mi)
Administration
Canada
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population0

Moodie Island is one of Baffin Island's small, uninhabited, offshore islands and is a part of the Arctic Archipelago within the territory of Nunavut. Located on the southern side of Cumberland Sound, it separates Littlecote Channel to the west from Neptune Bay to the east. [1]

It has an area of 233 km2 (90 sq mi).

The island is extremely mountainous with a highest point of roughly 765 m.

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References

  1. "Moodie Island". oceandots.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2008-04-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)