Dexterity Island

Uninhabited island in the Canadian Arctic
71°37′12″N 072°46′48″W / 71.62000°N 72.78000°W / 71.62000; -72.78000 (Dexterity Island)ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoArea135 km2 (52 sq mi)[1]Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavutRegionQikiqtaalukDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

Dexterity Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Baffin Bay off the northeastern coast of Baffin Island. Adams Island is 19.3 km (12.0 mi) to the south, while Bergesen Island is 17.2 km (10.7 mi) to the west, across Isbjorn Strait.[2]

History

An Inuit settlement existed on Dexterity Island, but left before the arrival of the Hudson's Bay Company. The group camped on the landward side in the winter and the eastern side in the summer.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Other Arctic Islands". Atlas of Canada. Archived from the original on 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  2. ^ "Dexterity Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  3. ^ Wenzel, George. "Clyde Inuit Settlement and Community: From before Boas to Centralization". jhu.edu. Retrieved 2009-03-08.

External links

  • Dexterity Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
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Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region
 
Belcher IslandsIslands of Cumberland SoundIslands of Davis StraitIslands of Foxe BasinIslands of Frobisher BayIslands of the Gulf of BoothiaIslands of Hudson BayIslands of Hudson StraitIslands of James Bay
Islands of the Labrador SeaQueen Elizabeth Islands
Ellesmere Island
Parry Islands
Sverdrup Islands
Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region
See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region.


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