Qikiqtaryuaq
Island in Nunavut, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Qikiqtaryuaq, formerly Jenny Lind Island,[3] for the Swedish born opera singer, Jenny Lind, is a small island 420 km2 (160 sq mi) in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. The island is located in the Queen Maud Gulf, about 120 km (75 mi) southeast of Cambridge Bay.
For other uses of Jenny Lind, see Jenny Lind (disambiguation). For the island in Bathurst Inlet, see Qikiqtaryuaq (Bathurst Inlet).
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Native name: Qikiqtaryuaq | |
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Geography | |
Location | Queen Maud Gulf |
Coordinates | 68°43′17″N 102°02′12″W[1] |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
Area | 420 km2 (160 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Kitikmeot |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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The island is the site of CAM-1A (Jenny Lind Island), a former Distant Early Warning Line site and home to the unmanned North Warning System site.