Spit Island

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Spit (Kate) Island
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Spit (Kate) Island
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Spit (Kate) Island
Geography
Location Northern Canada
Coordinates 76°50′N097°07′W / 76.833°N 97.117°W / 76.833; -97.117
Archipelago Queen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Spit Island (also known as Kate Island) is an island of the Arctic Archipelago, in the territory of Nunavut. It lies in the Penny Strait, west of Devon Island.


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