Beacon Island (Hudson Strait) Explained

Beacon Island
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Location:Hudson Strait
Coordinates:64.2°N -103°W
Archipelago:Arctic Archipelago
Elevation M:208
Country:Canada
Country Admin Divisions Title:Territory
Country Admin Divisions:Nunavut
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Region
Country Admin Divisions 1:Qikiqtaaluk
Ethnic Groups:Inuit

Beacon Island is a small uninhabited island in Hudson Strait, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It lies just east of Dorset Island and the community of Cape Dorset. The SS Nascopie was wrecked on a nearby reef.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.ucalgary.ca/arcticexpedition/map-home/breaking-ice-icebreakers-north/rms-nascopie RMS Nascopie