Qikiqtaryuaq

For other uses of Jenny Lind, see Jenny Lind (disambiguation). For the island in Bathurst Inlet, see Qikiqtaryuaq (Bathurst Inlet).
Qikiqtaryuaq
Native name:
Qikiqtaryuaq
Tourists exploring Jenny Lind Island, 2019
Qikiqtaryuaq is located in Nunavut
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Qikiqtaryuaq
Qikiqtaryuaq is located in Canada
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Qikiqtaryuaq
Geography
LocationQueen Maud Gulf
Coordinates68°43′17″N 102°02′12″W / 68.72139°N 102.03667°W / 68.72139; -102.03667[1]
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Area420 km2 (160 sq mi)
Highest elevation80 m (260 ft)
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionKitikmeot
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Qikiqtaryuaq, formerly Jenny Lind Island,[2] for the Swedish born opera singer, Jenny Lind, is a small island 420 km2 (160 sq mi) in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. The island is located in the Queen Maud Gulf, about 120 km (75 mi) southeast of Cambridge Bay.

The island is the site of CAM-1A (Jenny Lind Island), a former Distant Early Warning Line site and home to the unmanned North Warning System site.

  1. ^ "Qikiqtaryuaq". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Jenny Lind Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.