MacColl Island explained

MacColl Island
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Native Name Link:Inuktitut
Location:Confluence of Hudson Strait and the Labrador Sea
Coordinates:60.6333°N -106°W
Archipelago:Arctic Archipelago
Area Km2:15
Coastline Km:26
Elevation M:152
Country: Canada
Country Admin Divisions Title:Nunavut
Country Admin Divisions: Nunavut
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Region
Country Admin Divisions 1:Qikiqtaaluk
Population:Uninhabited
Footnotes:Source: MacColl Island at Atlas of Canada

MacColl Island is one of the many uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is located at the confluence of Hudson Strait and the Labrador Sea.

The island measures 5miles long and is 152m (499feet) above sea level. It is a member of the Button Islands, situated west of and parallel to Lawson Island.[1] Other islands in the immediate vicinity include Erhardt Island, Holdridge Island, King Island, Leading Island, and Observation Island.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sector13.HudsonStrait . National Geospatial Intelligence Agency . pollux.nss.nima.mil . 7 . 2009-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041024235001/http://pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub146/146sec13.pdf . October 24, 2004 .
  2. Web site: MacColl Island. travelingluck.com. 2009-07-19.