Flaherty Island | |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Nunavut#Canada |
Native Name Link: | Inuktitut |
Location: | Hudson Bay |
Coordinates: | 56.2333°N -96°W |
Archipelago: | Belcher Islands Arctic Archipelago |
Length Km: | 7.1 |
Width Km: | 4.2 |
Elevation M: | 34 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Country: | Canada |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Territory |
Country Admin Divisions: | Nunavut |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Region |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Qikiqtaaluk |
Country Largest City: | Sanikiluaq |
Population: | 1,010 |
Population As Of: | 2021[2] |
Ethnic Groups: | Inuit |
Flaherty Island is the largest island of the Belcher Islands group in Hudson Bay in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.
The Inuit community of Sanikiluaq is located on its north coast, and is the southernmost community in Nunavut.
The island is named in honour of visual anthropologist Robert J. Flaherty.[3]