Location Hudson Strait Region Qikiqtaaluk | Territory Nunavut Population Uninhabited | |
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Island group Canadian Arctic Archipelago | ||
Big Island is an uninhabited island located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It lies in Hudson Strait and is separated from Baffin Island by White Strait. The closest community is Kimmirut, 28 km (17 mi) away.
Map of Big Island, Baffin, Unorganized, NU, Canada
Other islands in the immediate vicinity include Emma Island and Rabbit Island.
Of the three islands in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region named "Big Island", this one is by far the biggest with an area of 756 km2 (292 sq mi).
References
Big Island (Hudson Strait, Nunavut) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA