Onitkok Island

Island in Nunavut, Canada
67°49′59″N 114°32′25″W / 67.83306°N 114.54028°W / 67.83306; -114.54028 (Onitkok Island)ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoAdministration
Canada
TerritoryNunavutRegionKitikmeotDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

Onitkok Island is an island located inside western Coronation Gulf, south of Victoria Island, in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is situated between the Couper Islands and the mainland.[1] Other island groups in the vicinity include the Berens Islands, Deadman Islands, Leo Islands, Nichols Islands, and Sir Graham Moore Islands. Additionally, Blaze Island, Kigirktaryuk Island, and Seven Mile Island are nearby. The community of Kugkluktuk (formerly Coppermine) is located on the mainland, 24.1 km (15.0 mi) to the southwest.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Onitkok Island is shown by the blue dot". iguide.travel. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  2. ^ "Onitkok Island, Nunavut, Canada". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
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Islands of the Kitikmeot Region
 Islands of Bathurst InletIslands of Coronation GulfIslands of the Gulf of Boothia
Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Islands of the Kivalliq Region, Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region


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