Eider Islands

Eider Islands
Eider Islands is located in Nunavut
Eider Islands
Eider Islands
Eider Islands is located in Canada
Eider Islands
Eider Islands
Geography
LocationUngava Bay
Coordinates60°52′19″N 69°19′23″W / 60.872°N 69.323°W / 60.872; -69.323 (Eider Islands)
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Area95 km2 (37 sq mi)
Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The Eider Islands are an uninhabited Canadian Arctic islands group in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. The 172 small islands are located in western Ungava Bay off the northern coast of Quebec. The closest community is Quaqtaq, Quebec, 20 km (12 mi) to the northwest.

They should not be confused with Eider Island, which lies in Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, just southeast of Little Big Island.