Stockport Islands

Stockport Islands
Geography
Location Bathurst Inlet
Coordinates 67°46′N 109°0′W / 67.767°N 109.000°W / 67.767; -109.000 (Stockport Islands)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Area 235 km2 (91 sq mi)
Country
Territory Nunavut
Region Kitikmeot
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

The uninhabited Stockport Islands[1] are members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. They are located in Bathurst Inlet, east of Daniel Moore Bay, and south of Lewes Island.

Stockport Islands are named after Stockport, a large town in Greater Manchester, England, where the European explorers were born and raised.

References

  1. "Stockport Islands". Atlas of Canada. Retrieved 2008-06-10.


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