Saarru | |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Nunavut#Canada |
Native Name Link: | Inuktitut |
Location: | Hudson Strait |
Coordinates: | 64.3167°N -111°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 |
Saarru (Inuktitut syllabics ᓵᕐᕈ[1]) formerly Alareak Island[2] is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is a Baffin Island offshore island in Hudson Strait on the southwest side of Andrew Gordon Bay.[3] It is situated at approximately 1m (03feet) above sea level.[4]
Cape Dorset, an Inuit hamlet on Dorset Island, is approximately 33km (21miles) to the west-southwest.