Lefferts Island

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Lefferts Island
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Lefferts Island
Geography
Location Frobisher Bay
Coordinates 62°30′N65°03′W / 62.500°N 65.050°W / 62.500; -65.050 (Lefferts Island)
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Lefferts Island (also known as: Lefert Island, Leferts Island, Leffert Island, or Lefters Island) [1] is a Baffin Island offshore island located in the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The island lies in Frobisher Bay between Beare Sound and Lupton Channel. Other islands also in the immediate vicinity of the tip of Hall Peninsula include the Harper Islands, Bear Island, Little Hall Island, and Hudson Island.

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References

  1. "Lefferts Island". mapplanet.com. Retrieved 2008-09-16.