Qikiqtaaluk

For the region of Nunavut, see Qikiqtaaluk Region. For the island in the Kivalliq Region, see Qikiqtaaluk (Foxe Basin).
Qikiqtaaluk
Qikiqtaaluk from Gibbs Fjord in summer
Qikiqtaaluk is located in Nunavut
Qikiqtaaluk
Qikiqtaaluk
Qikiqtaaluk is located in Canada
Qikiqtaaluk
Qikiqtaaluk
Geography
LocationNorthern Canada
Coordinates70°56′50″N 71°49′12″W / 70.94722°N 71.82000°W / 70.94722; -71.82000 (Sillem Island)
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Area482 km2 (186 sq mi)
Highest point1,590 m (5,220 ft)
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Qikiqtaaluk (ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ[1]) formerly Sillem Island[2] is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is the second largest (after Bylot Island) of the several hundred islands and islets that are located in Baffin Bay, immediately off the northern coast of Baffin Island. It is defined by Clark and Gibbs Fiords, which join at its northern end to form Scott Inlet. Further north lies Pilattuaq.[3]

  1. ^ Qikiqtaaluk
  2. ^ Qikiqtaaluk (Formerly Sillem Island)
  3. ^ "Oceandots.com". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-03-14.