Elder Island Explained

Elder Island
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Native Name Link:Inuktitut
Location:Fury and Hecla Strait
Coordinates:69.8333°N -114°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:Qikiqtaaluk
Population:Uninhabited

Elder Island is an irregularly shaped island located at the eastern opening of the Fury and Hecla Strait. Situated in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region within the northern Canadian Arctic, the island is north of the Melville Peninsula and Ormonde Island. It is approximately 1km (01miles) south of Baffin Island (separated by Adolf Jensen Sound), while the Foxe Basin is to the east.

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