Neerlonakto Island

Neerlonakto Island
Geography
Location	Foxe Basin
Coordinates	69°29′N81°36′W / 69.48°N 81.60°W Coordinates: 69°29′N81°36′W / 69.48°N 81.60°W
Archipelago	Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Administration
	Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Region	Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Last updated September 29, 2019

Neerlonakto Island (alternate: Nerdlernartoq,^[1] or Nirlirnaqtuuq) is an irregularly shaped, extremely flat,^[2] uninhabited island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Foxe Basin. The mainland's Melville Peninsula is to the west and Baffin Island is to the north. The Inuit community of Igloolik is located 14 km (8.7 mi) southwest, on Igloo Island. Tern Island is 31.7 km (19.7 mi) to the east.

The Qikiqtaaluk Region, Qikiqtani Region or Baffin Region is the easternmost administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. Qikiqtaaluk is the traditional Inuktitut name for Baffin Island. Although the Qikiqtaaluk Region is the most commonly used name in official contexts, several notable public organizations, including Statistics Canada prefer the older term Baffin Region.

Nunavut is the newest, largest, and most northerly territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the boundaries had been drawn in 1993. The creation of Nunavut resulted in the first major change to Canada's political map since incorporating the province of Newfoundland in 1949.

Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres, making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern border with the United States, stretching some 8,891 kilometres (5,525 mi), is the world's longest bi-national land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.

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References

↑ "Neerlonakto island". tageo.com. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
↑ Aporta, Claudio (December 2003). "New Ways of Mapping:". Arctic. 56 (4): 4. doi:10.14430/arctic629. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)

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[tageo-1] "Neerlonakto island". tageo.com. Retrieved 2008-12-01.

[Aporta-2] Aporta, Claudio (December 2003). "New Ways of Mapping:". Arctic. 56 (4): 4. doi:10.14430/arctic629. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)