 Dorset Island's Kinngait Hill and the hamlet of Cape Dorset, 1997 | |
  Dorset Island  Dorset Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hudson Strait |
| Coordinates | 64°12′N 76°32′W / 64.200°N 76.533°W[1] |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 143.48 km2 (55.40 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 208 m (682 ft) |
| Highest point | Kingnait Hill |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Largest settlement | Kinngait (pop. 1,396) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1,396 (2021[2]) |
| Ethnic groups | Inuit |
Dorset Island,[3] or Cape Dorset Island, is one of the Canadian Arctic islands located in Hudson Strait, Nunavut, Canada. It lies off the Foxe Peninsula area of southwestern Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region.[4] It is serviced by an airport and a harbour.[5]
The island was named after the statesman Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset.[6]
- ^ "Dorset Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Dorset Island
- ^ "CAPE DORSET: Kingnait". Qikiqtani Inuit Association. qia.ca. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ "Dorset Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ Room, Adrian (1989). Dictionary of World Place Names Derived from British Names. Taylor & Francis. p. 46. ISBN 0-415-02811-6.