Lady Franklin Island
| Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Kitigtung | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Davis Strait |
| Coordinates | 62°56′N 63°44′W / 62.933°N 63.733°WCoordinates: 62°56′N 63°44′W / 62.933°N 63.733°W |
| Archipelago | Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
| Country | |
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Canada | |
| Nunavut | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Lady Franklin Island (Inuktitut: Kitigtung),[1] is an uninhabited Baffin Island offshore island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The island lies in Davis Strait, 25 mi (40 km) from Hall Peninsula.[2] There are at least seven smaller, unnamed islands off its northwest shore.
It was named by Arctic explorer Charles Francis Hall as a tribute to Sir John Franklin's wife Lady Franklin.[2]
The island offers an abundance of bears, caribou (tuktoo), ducks, seals, and walrus.[2]
References
- ↑ "Lady Franklin Island". mapplanet.com. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- 1 2 3 Hall, Charles Francis (1865). Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux : being the narrative of an expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, in the years 1860, 1861, and 1862. New York: Harper & Brothers. p. 308. OCLC 5357849.
External links
- Photos
- Lady Franklin Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
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