Geography | |
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Location | Northern Canada |
Coordinates | 59°58′N 69°41′W / 59.96°N 69.69°W |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago Ungava Bay Archipelago |
Total islands | 100 (Plover Islands and Payne Islands combined) |
Area | 1,250 km2 (480 sq mi) (Plover Islands and Payne Islands combined) |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Nunavut | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
The uninhabited Payne Islands are an archipelago, members of the Arctic Archipelago and the Ungava Bay Archipelago, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. They are located in Payne Bay, a waterway in western Ungava Bay, just east of the Arnaud River (formerly the Payne River) and the community of Kangirsuk on Quebec's Ungava Peninsula.
Note: The Atlas of Canada does not recognise this appellation; presumably the Payne Islands are the islets of Nanuk, Agvik, and Akunok.