Leading Island

Canadian Arctic island
60°35′39″N 64°44′54″W / 60.59417°N 64.74833°W / 60.59417; -64.74833 (Leading Island)ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoHighest elevation9 m (30 ft)Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavutRegionQikiqtaalukDemographicsPopulationUninhabitedSource: Leading Island at Atlas of Canada

Leading 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.

Leading Island, west of Holdridge Island, is a small islet with an elevation of only 9 m (30 ft) above sea level. It is a member of the Button Islands.[1]

Other islands in the immediate vicinity include Dolphin Island, King Island, Niels 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. ^ "Leading 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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