Location Foxe Basin Region Qikiqtaaluk Area 920 km² | Nunavut Nunavut Population Uninhabited | |
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Island group Canadian Arctic Archipelago | ||
Jens Munk Island is one of the Canadian arctic islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is an uninhabited Baffin Island offshore island. Located at 69°39'N 80°04'W it has an area of 920 km2 (360 sq mi).
Map of Jens Munk Island, Baffin, Unorganized, NU, Canada
The island is named in honor of Danish explorer Jens Munk who searched for the Northwest Passage in 1619-20.
The island presently has no permanent resident population. Historically, however, it was the location of Kapuivik, a hunting camp which is now an important archaeological site for Dorset and Pre-Dorset research. Kapuivik was also the birthplace of noted film director Zacharias Kunuk.
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