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]