Monumental Island
Native name: Umiannguaq | |
|---|---|
  Monumental Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Davis Strait |
| Coordinates | 62°45′30″N 63°51′25″W / 62.75833°N 63.85694°WCoordinates: 62°45′30″N 63°51′25″W / 62.75833°N 63.85694°W |
| Archipelago | Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Nunavut | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Monumental Island (Inuktitut: ᐅᒥᐊᙳᐊᖅ, romanized: Umiannguaq) is a Baffin Island offshore island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The island lies in Davis Strait, almost halfway between Lady Franklin Island and Little Hall Island.
Monumental Island was named by Arctic explorer Charles Francis Hall as a tribute to the memory of Sir John Franklin.[1]
References[]
- ^ Hall, Charles Francis (1865). Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux : being the narrative of an expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, in the years 1860, 1861, and 1862. New York: Harper & Brothers. pp. 549. OCLC 5357849.
Monumental Island.
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- Islands of Davis Strait
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- Islands of Baffin Island
- Islands of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
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