Geography | |
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Location | Roes Welcome Sound |
Coordinates | 66°09′16″N 085°50′49″W / 66.15444°N 85.84694°W[1] |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Kivalliq |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Ethnic groups | Inuit |
Maittuq, formerly Anarnittuq Island, is a small uninhabited island, approximately 44 km (27 mi) south of Naujaat in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located towards the north end of Roes Welcome Sound, just offshore of the Canadian mainland, where it meets Frozen Strait.
To the south lies Southampton Island and the community of Coral Harbour.