Edinburgh Island Explained

Edinburgh Island
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Native Name Link:Inuktitut
Location:Coronation Gulf
Coordinates:68.5167°N -161°W
Archipelago:Arctic Archipelago
Country:Canada
Country Admin Divisions Title:Territory
Country Admin Divisions:Nunavut
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Region
Country Admin Divisions 1:Kitikmeot
Population:Uninhabited

Edinburgh Island is an island located within Coronation Gulf, south of Victoria Island, in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is approximately above sea level.[1]

Other islands in the vicinity include Doak Island, Bate Islands, Outpost Islands, Richardson Islands, Sesqui Islands, and Sisters Islands.[2]

Edinburgh Island, PIN-DA,[3] is a former Distant Early Warning Line and a current North Warning System site.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edinburgh Island ca. 103 m. geonames.org. 2009-03-17.
  2. Web site: Edinburgh Island. travelingluck.com. 2009-03-17.
  3. Web site: Projects and Communities in the Database . ceaa.gc.ca . 2009-03-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706181649/http://www.ceaa.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=2B7B73EE-1&toc=show&offset=12 . 2011-07-06 .