Kudjak Island

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Kudjak Island
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Kudjak Island
Geography
Location Cumberland Sound
Coordinates 65°38′N67°14′W / 65.63°N 67.23°W / 65.63; -67.23 (Kudjak Island) Coordinates: 65°38′N67°14′W / 65.63°N 67.23°W / 65.63; -67.23 (Kudjak Island)
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Kudjak Island is an uninhabited Baffin Island offshore island located in the Arctic Archipelago in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region. It lies in Cumberland Sound, between the mouths of Irvine and Brown Inlets [1]

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References

  1. "Kudjak Island, Nunavut, Canada". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2008-09-18.