Saarru

Canadian island
64°19′N 075°36′W / 64.317°N 75.600°W / 64.317; -75.600 (Alareak Island)ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoAdministration
Canada
TerritoryNunavutRegionQikiqtaalukDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

Saarru (Inuktitut syllabics ᓵᕐᕈ[1]) formerly Alareak Island[2] is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is a Baffin Island offshore island in Hudson Strait on the southwest side of Andrew Gordon Bay.[3] It is situated at approximately 1 m (3 ft 3 in) above sea level.[4]

Cape Dorset, an Inuit hamlet on Dorset Island, is approximately 33 km (21 mi) to the west-southwest.

References

  1. ^ Saarru
  2. ^ Saarru (formerly Alareak Island)
  3. ^ "Chart Information" (PDF). pollux.nss.nima.mil. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  4. ^ "Alareak Island ca. 1 m". geonames.org. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
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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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