Polaris Reef

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Polaris Reef is a reef, or shallows, in Frobisher Bay, near Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. [1]

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References

  1. "Polaris Reef Archived 2013-06-28 at archive.today ". Canadian Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 17 April 2013.

Coordinates: 63°43′25″N68°30′47″W / 63.72361°N 68.51306°W / 63.72361; -68.51306