Gay Island

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Gay Island
Geography
Location Frobisher Bay
Coordinates 63°20′N 67°50′W / 63.33°N 67.83°W / 63.33; -67.83 (Gay Island)Coordinates: 63°20′N 67°50′W / 63.33°N 67.83°W / 63.33; -67.83 (Gay Island)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Country
Canada
Nunavut  Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Source: Gay Island at Atlas of Canada

Gay Island is one of the many uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is a Baffin Island offshore island located in Frobisher Bay, southeast of Iqaluit.

Gay Island lies south-southeast of Culbertson Island.[1] Other islands in the immediate vicinity include Brook Island, Brigus Island, Falk Island, Peak Island, and Smith Island.[2]

References

  1. Pilot of Arctic Canada. Canadian Hydrographic Service (Feb 11, 2008 ed.). Queen's Printer. 1959. p. 153. 
  2. "Gay Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-07-13. 


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