Simialuk
Simialuk | |
Geography | |
---|---|
Location | Northern Canada |
Coordinates | 69°46′12″N 82°38′38″W / 69.77000°N 82.64389°WCoordinates: 69°46′12″N 82°38′38″W / 69.77000°N 82.64389°W |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Simialuk (Inuktitut syllabics: ᓯᒥᐊᓗᒃ[1]) formerly Ormonde Island[2] 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's Northeast Cape (separated by the ), south of Baffin Island (Elder Island lies between them), and west of Foxe Basin. It is approximately 91 m (299 ft) above sea level.[3]
References[]
- ^ Simialuk
- ^ Simialuk (Formerly Ormonde Island)
- ^ "Ormonde Island ca. 91 m". geonames.org. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
Categories:
- Islands of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
- Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region
- Islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region
- Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut geography stubs