Elder Island

Elder Island
Elder Island is located in Nunavut
Elder Island
Elder Island
Elder Island is located in Canada
Elder Island
Elder Island
Geography
LocationFury and Hecla Strait
Coordinates69°50′N 82°32′W / 69.833°N 82.533°W / 69.833; -82.533 (Elder Island)
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Elder Island is an irregularly shaped island located at the eastern opening of the Fury and Hecla Strait. Situated in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region within the northern Canadian Arctic, the island is north of the Melville Peninsula and Ormonde Island. It is approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) south of Baffin Island (separated by Adolf Jensen Sound), while the Foxe Basin is to the east.