Goodwin Island

Uninhabited island in the Canadian Arctic
60°40′59″N 064°30′00″W / 60.68306°N 64.50000°W / 60.68306; -64.50000 (Goodwin Island)ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoArea2 km2 (0.77 sq mi)Coastline7 km (4.3 mi)Highest point178 m (584 ft)Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavutRegionQikiqtaalukDemographicsPopulationUninhabitedSource: Goodwin Island at Atlas of Canada

Goodwin Island is one of the many uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is located at the confluence of Hudson Strait and the Labrador Sea.

The island, a member of the Button Islands, is situated west-northwest of Lacy Island. It has a peak of 178 m (584 ft).[1]

Other islands in the immediate vicinity include Erhardt Island, King Island, Lawson Island, MacColl Island, and Observation Island.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Sector13.HudsonStrait" (PDF). National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. pollux.nss.nima.mil. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
  2. ^ "Goodwin Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
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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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