Old Squaw Islands

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Old Squaw Islands
Geography
Location Northern Canada
Coordinates 63°30′N67°56′W / 63.500°N 67.933°W / 63.500; -67.933 (Old Squaw Islands)
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited
Source: Old Squaw Islands at Atlas of Canada

Part of the Baffin Island offshore islands located in Wayne Bay, west of Becher Peninsula, the Old Squaw Islands are part of the Arctic Archipelago and the Qikiqtaaluk Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. [1]

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References

  1. "Old Squaw Islands, Nunavut". atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2008-08-06.