| Button Islands | |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Nunavut#Canada |
| Native Name Link: | Inuktitut |
| Location: | Hudson Strait |
| Coordinates: | 60.6344°N -64.7069°W |
| Archipelago: | Arctic Archipelago |
| Area Km2: | 51 |
| Coastline Km: | 111 |
| Highest Mount: | 290m (950feet) on Lacy Island |
| Country: | Canada |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | Nunavut |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Nunavut |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Region |
| Country Admin Divisions 1: | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Population: | Uninhabited |
| Footnotes: | Source: Button Islands at the Atlas of Canada |
The Button Islands are located in the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. They are surrounded by Ungava Bay, Hudson Strait, Davis Strait, and they are on the north side of Gray Strait.[1] The Button Islands measure 51km2.[2]
The Button Islands consist of two groupings of islands lying in a northeast–southwest direction. They are barren, long, and narrow. The two groups are separated by a 0.2miles navigable channel. A passage that can be entered from either ends flows through the Button Islands' midsection, measuring 0.2miles to 0.6miles wide. The mid-channel depth is approximately 3.7m (12.1feet) towards the northeast end.
One grouping includes Lacy Island, Lawson Island, Goodwin Island, and MacColl Island. The other includes Erhardt Island, Clark Island, King Island, Holdridge Island, Leading Island, Niels Island, and Dolphin Island.
The smaller Knight Islands are about 5km (03miles) to the southeast. The Cape Chidley Islands are 28.2km (17.5miles) away.[3]