Qaiqsuarjuk
Qaiqsuarjuk is located in Nunavut
Qaiqsuarjuk
Qaiqsuarjuk
Qaiqsuarjuk is located in Canada
Qaiqsuarjuk
Qaiqsuarjuk
Geography
LocationHudson Strait
Coordinates62°42′49″N 069°33′38″W / 62.71361°N 69.56056°W / 62.71361; -69.56056
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Qaiqsuarjuk (Inuktitut syllabics: ᖃᐃᖅᓱᐊᕐᔪᒃ[1]) formerly Wishart Island[2] is an uninhabited island located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is a Baffin Island offshore island in Hudson Strait, and a member of the Sheer Islands. The closest community is Kimmirut, 23.1 km (14.4 mi) away.[3]

Other islands in the immediate vicinity include: Lavoie Island, Poodlatee Island, Black Bluff Island, Kaavvijjuaq, Qaqqannalik, Nuvuktiqpaaraaluk, Anguttuaq, Aulatsiviit, Ijjuriktuq, Ivvitsa, Takijualuk, Kinngarjuaq, and Ungirlauttat.

References

  1. Qaiqsuarjuk
  2. Qaiqsuarjuk (Formerly Wishart Island)
  3. "Wishart Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.


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