Rogers Island (Nunavut)

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Rogers Island
Geography
Location Labrador Sea
Coordinates 63°14′N64°44′W / 63.233°N 64.733°W / 63.233; -64.733 (Rogers Island)
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Rogers Island (variant: Roger Island) [1] is a Baffin Island offshore island located in the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The island lies in the Labrador Sea at the mouth of Cornelius Grinnell Bay between the Hall Peninsula and Beekman Peninsula. The significantly larger Allen Island is approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) to the north.

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References

  1. "Rogers Island". mapplanet.com. Retrieved 2008-09-17.