Dorset Island

Dorset Island
Dorset Island's Kinngait Hill and the hamlet of Cape Dorset, 1997
Dorset Island is located in Nunavut
Dorset Island
Dorset Island
Dorset Island is located in Canada
Dorset Island
Dorset Island
Geography
LocationHudson Strait
Coordinates64°12′N 76°32′W / 64.200°N 76.533°W / 64.200; -76.533 (Dorset Island)[1]
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Area143.48 km2 (55.40 sq mi)
Highest elevation208 m (682 ft)
Highest pointKingnait Hill
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Largest settlementKinngait (pop. 1,396)
Demographics
Population1,396 (2021[2])
Ethnic groupsInuit

Dorset Island,[3] or Cape Dorset Island, is one of the Canadian Arctic islands located in Hudson Strait, Nunavut, Canada. It lies off the Foxe Peninsula area of southwestern Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region.[4] It is serviced by an airport and a harbour.[5]

The island was named after the statesman Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset.[6]

  1. ^ "Dorset Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Dorset Island
  4. ^ "CAPE DORSET: Kingnait". Qikiqtani Inuit Association. qia.ca. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  5. ^ "Dorset Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  6. ^ Room, Adrian (1989). Dictionary of World Place Names Derived from British Names. Taylor & Francis. p. 46. ISBN 0-415-02811-6.