Pintail Island

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Pintail Island
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Pintail Island at the mouth of Chesterfield Inlet.
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Pintail Island
Geography
Location Chesterfield Inlet
Coordinates 63°26′56″N90°35′24″W / 63.44889°N 90.59000°W / 63.44889; -90.59000
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Kivalliq
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Pintail Island is one of the uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada. It is located at the mouth of Chesterfield Inlet. [1]

The island is approximately 14.4 km (8.9 mi) from the Inuit hamlet of Chesterfield Inlet.

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References

  1. "Pintail Island, Nunavut, Canada". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2008-12-01.