Big Island (Kimmirut)

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Big Island
Big Island, Nunavut.
Big Island, Nunavut.
Geography
Location Northern Canada
Coordinates 62°43′N 070°43′W / 62.717, -70.717Coordinates: 62°43′N 070°43′W / 62.717, -70.717
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago


Administration
Flag of Canada Canada
Territory Flag of Nunavut Nunavut
Largest city Iqaluit (6,184)
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Indigenous people Inuit

Big Island, in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Nunavut, Canada, is located on the southern edge of Baffin Island near the community of Kimmirut. Of the three Big Islands, all of which are in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, it is the largest with an area of 756 km² (292 sq mi).

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