Baillie-Hamilton Island Explained

Baillie-Hamilton Island
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Native Name Link:Inuktitut
Location:Northern Canada
Coordinates:75.8833°N -129°W
Archipelago:Queen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Area Km2:290
Length Km:27
Width Km:22
Country:Canada
Country Admin Divisions Title:Territory
Country Admin Divisions:Nunavut
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Qikiqtaaluk Region
Population:Uninhabited

Baillie-Hamilton Island is one of the uninhabited members of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada. The island is rectangular in shape, 26kmto12kmkm (16milesto07mileskm), and has an area of 290km2.

Baillie-Hamilton Island is surrounded by larger islands. Devon Island is to the north and the east, across Wellington Channel. Cornwallis Island is to the south, across Maury Channel. Bathurst Island is to the west, across Queens Channel.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baillie-Hamilton Island . 2008-05-06 . oceandots.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101223015139/http://www.oceandots.com/arctic/canada/baillie-hamilton.php . December 23, 2010 .