Whisler Island

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Whisler Island
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Whisler Island
Geography
Location Lake Hazen
Coordinates 81°40′08″N72°19′41″W / 81.668793°N 72.328105°W / 81.668793; -72.328105 (Whisler Island)
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Whisler Island [1] is an uninhabited island within Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. An island within an island, it is located near the southern shore of Lake Hazen on Ellesmere Island within Quttinirpaaq National Park.

It was named for Private William Whisler, a member of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition.

References

  1. ↑ Arctic. Vol. 13–14 (Digitized Dec 20, 2006 ed.). Arctic Institute of North America. 1960. p. 144.
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