Button Islands

Button Islands
Button Islands is located in Nunavut
Button Islands
Button Islands
Button Islands is located in Canada
Button Islands
Button Islands
Geography
LocationHudson Strait
Coordinates60°38′04″N 64°42′25″W / 60.63444°N 64.70694°W / 60.63444; -64.70694 (Button Islands)
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Area51 km2 (20 sq mi)
Coastline111 km (69 mi)
Highest point290 m (950 ft) on Lacy Island
Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited
Source: Button Islands at the Atlas of Canada

The Button Islands are located in the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. They are surrounded by Ungava Bay, Hudson Strait, Davis Strait, and they are on the north side of Gray Strait.[1] The Button Islands measure 51 km2 (20 sq mi).[2]

The Button Islands consist of two groupings of islands lying in a northeast–southwest direction. They are barren, long, and narrow. The two groups are separated by a 0.2 mi (0.32 km) navigable channel. A passage that can be entered from either ends flows through the Button Islands' midsection, measuring 0.2 mi (0.32 km) to 0.6 mi (0.97 km) wide. The mid-channel depth is approximately 3.7 m (12 ft) towards the northeast end.

One grouping includes Lacy Island, Lawson Island, Goodwin Island, and MacColl Island. The other includes Erhardt Island, Clark Island, King Island, Holdridge Island, Leading Island, Niels Island, and Dolphin Island.[1]

The smaller Knight Islands are about 5 km (3.1 mi) to the southeast. The Cape Chidley Islands are 28.2 km (17.5 mi) away.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Sector13.HudsonStrait" (PDF). National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. pollux.nss.nima.mil. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
  2. ^ "Button Islands". Atlas of Canada. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  3. ^ "Button Islands". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-02-17.