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Dexterity Island

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Location
  
Baffin Bay

Region
  
Qikiqtaaluk

Area
  
135 kmĀ²

Territory
  
Nunavut

Population
  
Uninhabited

Dexterity Island

Island group
  
Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Dexterity Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Baffin Bay off the northeastern coast of Baffin Island. Adams Island is 19.3 km (12.0 mi) to the south, while Bergesen Island is 17.2 km (10.7 mi) to the west, across Isbjorn Strait.

Contents

Map of Dexterity Island, Baffin, Unorganized, NU, Canada

History

An Inuit settlement existed on Dexterity Island, but left before the arrival of the Hudson's Bay Company. The group camped on the landward side in the winter and the eastern side in the summer.

References

Dexterity Island Wikipedia