Geography | |
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Location | Lake Hazen |
Coordinates | 81°40′08″N 72°19′41″W / 81.668793°N 72.328105°W |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Nunavut | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Whisler Island[1] is an uninhabited island within Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. An island within an island, it is located near the southern shore of Lake Hazen on Ellesmere Island within Quttinirpaaq National Park.
It was named for Private William Whisler, a member of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition.