Rock Island (Nunavut)

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Rock Island
Geography
Location Davis Strait
Coordinates 68°24′N66°43′W / 68.40°N 66.71°W / 68.40; -66.71 (Rock Island)
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Rock Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Davis Strait, southeast of Baffin Island's Cumberland Peninsula and north of Auyuittuq National Park Reserve. Other islands in the immediate vicinity include Kekertaluk Island, Nedlukseak Island, Nudlung Island, Pilektuak Island, and Satigsun Island. [1]

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References

  1. "Rock Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-06-19.