Putulik
  Putulik | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern Canada |
| Coordinates | 68°19′14″N 100°07′18″W / 68.32056°N 100.12167°WCoordinates: 68°19′14″N 100°07′18″W / 68.32056��N 100.12167°W |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 32 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Nunavut | Nunavut |
| Region | Kitikmeot Region |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Putulik formerly Hat Island[1] is a small (about 4 km × 8 km [2.5 mi × 5.0 mi]) uninhabited island located in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. The island is situated in Victoria Strait (Queen Maud Gulf) approximately 110 km (68 mi) southeast of Victoria Island and 80 km (50 mi) southwest of King William Island. The separates Hat Island from , the larger of the .
Hat Island (CAM-B) is a former Distant Early Warning Line and current North Warning System sites[2] The Canadian government's Contaminated Sites directorate has determined Hat Island to be a contaminated site in need of future remediation.[3]
Another, smaller Hat Island is also in Nunavut.
References[]
- ^ Putulik (Formerly Hat Island)
- ^ The DEW LINE Sites in Canada, Alaska & Greenland
- ^ "Contaminated Sites". ainc-inac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
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- Uninhabited islands of Kitikmeot Region
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- Former populated places in the Kitikmeot Region
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