Niels Island Explained

Niels Island
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Native Name Link:Inuktitut
Location:Confluence of Hudson Strait and the Labrador Sea
Coordinates:60.575°N -64.7831°W
Archipelago:Arctic Archipelago
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: Niels Island at Atlas of Canada

Niels 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.

Niels Island, a member of the Button Islands, is small and lies southwest of Holdridge Island.[1]

Other islands in the immediate vicinity include Clark Island, Dolphin Island, Holdridge Island, King Island, and Leading 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: Niels Island. travelingluck.com. 2009-07-19.