Shakshukowshee Island

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Shakshukowshee Island
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Shakshukowshee Island
Geography
Location Cumberland Sound
Coordinates 65°14′57″N66°53′50″W / 65.24917°N 66.89722°W / 65.24917; -66.89722 (Shakshukowshee Island)
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Shakshukowshee Island is a Baffin Island offshore island located in the Arctic Archipelago in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region. The uninhabited island lies in Cumberland Sound, at the mouth of Robert Peel Inlet. [1] [2] Shakshukuk Island lies along its east side.

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References

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  2. "Shakshukowshee Island". geonames.org. Retrieved 2008-09-18.