Jackson Island (Nunavut)

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Jackson Island
Geography
Location Labrador Sea
Coordinates 64°33′N65°10′W / 64.550°N 65.167°W / 64.550; -65.167 (Jackson Island) Coordinates: 64°33′N65°10′W / 64.550°N 65.167°W / 64.550; -65.167 (Jackson Island)
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Jackson Island [1] is an irregularly shaped Baffin Island offshore island located in the Arctic Archipelago, in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region. The uninhabited island lies in the Labrador Sea, at the mouth of Neptune Bay, off the east coast of Hall Peninsula's Finger Land. Christopher Hall Island is to the southeast, while Moodie Island is to the northwest.

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References

  1. "Jackson Island". tageo.com. Retrieved 2008-09-18.