Point Islands

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Point Islands
Geography
Location Hudson Strait's Diana Bay
Coordinates 60°52′N070°03′W / 60.867°N 70.050°W / 60.867; -70.050 (Point Islands) [1]
Administration
Canada
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited
Source: Point Islands at Atlas of Canada

The uninhabited Point Islands are located in Hudson Strait's Diana Bay. Though they are near the Inuit hamlet of Quaqtaq, Quebec, they are part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region, in the Nunavut of Nunavut. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Point Islands". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.