Ugpitimik Island

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Ugpitimik Island
Geography
Location Cumberland Sound
Coordinates 66°05′N65°54′W / 66.09°N 65.90°W / 66.09; -65.90 (Ugpitimik Island) Coordinates: 66°05′N65°54′W / 66.09°N 65.90°W / 66.09; -65.90 (Ugpitimik Island)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Ugpitimik Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located at the mouth of Pangnirtung Fiord, in the Cumberland Sound, off Baffin Island's Cumberland Peninsula. Akulagok Island, Aupaluktok Island, Beacon Island, Kekerten Island, Kekertukdjuak Island, Tesseralik Island, and Tuapait Island are in the vicinity. [1]

Qikiqtaaluk Region Region of Nunavut, Canada

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References

  1. ↑ "Ugpitimik Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-06-22.

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