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]