Geography | |
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Location | Frobisher Bay |
Coordinates | 61°55′28″N 65°00′34″W / 61.92444°N 65.00944°W[1] |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
Area | 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
Highest point | 150 m (490 ft) |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Nunavut | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Hantzsch Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Frobisher Bay off the southern tip of Baffin Island's Meta Incognita Peninsula and the northeastern tip of Edgell Island. The closest community is the community of Iqaluit, 270 km (170 mi) northwest of Hantzsch Island.