Sentry Island

Sentry Island
Sentry Island is located in Nunavut
Sentry Island
Sentry Island
Sentry Island is located in Canada
Sentry Island
Sentry Island
Geography
LocationHudson Bay
Coordinates61°10′N 093°51′W / 61.167°N 93.850°W / 61.167; -93.850 (Sentry Island)[1]
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavut
RegionKivalliq
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Sentry Island (Arvia'juaq) is one of several Canadian Arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada, within western Hudson Bay. The closest community is Arviat, 13.7 km (8.5 mi) to the west.[2]

The island forms part of the Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site and a Caribou (Paallirmiut) Inuit summer camp site.[3] Sentry Island is a popular place for fishing and hunting.[4]

  1. ^ "Sentry Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Sentry Island, Nunavut, Canada". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  3. ^ Arvia’juaq National Historic Site Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference CBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).