Lavoie Island Explained

Lavoie Island
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Native Name Link:Inuktitut
Location:Hudson Strait
Coordinates:62.7°N -103°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
Footnotes:Source: Lavoie Island at Atlas of Canada

Lavoie Island is an uninhabited island located in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is a Baffin Island offshore island in Hudson Strait, and a member of the Sheer Islands, along with Forder Island, Lee Island, and Wishart Island. The closest community is Kimmirut, 24.5km (15.2miles) away.[1] It has been named after Constable Joseph Adolphe Arthur Lavoie who served in Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP#10332) from July 4, 1927, to October 15, 1941.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lavoie Island. travelingluck.com. 2009-08-01.
  2. Honoured in Places: Remembered Mounties Across Canada by William J. Hulgaard and John W. White, Heritage House Publishing Co, Canada, page no. 97