Edgell Island Explained

Edgell Island
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Native Name Link:Inuktitut
Location:Davis Strait
Coordinates:61.8333°N -65°W
Archipelago:Arctic Archipelago
Area Km2:287
Highest Mount:254m (833feet)
Country:Canada
Country Admin Divisions Title:Territory
Country Admin Divisions:Nunavut
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Region
Country Admin Divisions 1:Qikiqtaaluk
Population:Uninhabited

Edgell Island is one of Baffin Island's small offshore islands, located in the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. It lies in Davis Strait, near the entrance into Frobisher Bay. Graves Strait, about 16miles long and 7miles wide, separates it from Resolution Island. Edgell Island has an area of 287km2 and a perimeter of 148km (92miles).[1] Black Bluff is a headland at the north end and is the only named feature on the island.[2]

The island is named after Capt. Edgell who is also notable for his 1801 survey of Pacquet, Newfoundland and Labrador.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edgell Island . 2008-04-13 . oceandots.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101223015139/http://www.oceandots.com/arctic/canada/edgell.php . December 23, 2010 .
  2. Web site: Sector13.HudsonStrait . National Geospatial Intelligence Agency . pollux.nss.nima.mil . 9 . 2009-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041024235001/http://pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub146/146sec13.pdf . October 24, 2004 .
  3. Web site: Capt. Edgell, R.N. . 2008-04-13 . canfoh.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20081006201043/http://www.canfoh.org/People/E.htm . 2008-10-06 . dead .