Saqajaa

Island in Nunavut, Canada
64°09′N 76°33′W / 64.150°N 76.550°W / 64.150; -76.550ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoAdministration
Canada
TerritoryNunavutRegionQikiqtaalukDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

Saqajaa {Inuktitut syllabics: ᓴᖃᔮ[1]) formerly Sakkiak Island[2] is one of the uninhabited Canadian arctic islands located in Hudson Strait, Nunavut, Canada. It is a Baffin Island offshore island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, separated by deep water from Cape Dorset 64°10′40″N 76°29′00″W / 64.17778°N 76.48333°W / 64.17778; -76.48333 (Cape Dorset),[3] 1.5 mi (2.4 km) to the south-southwest. The island is approximately 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) in size, 2.25 mi (3.62 km) long, and 1 mi (1.6 km) wide. The elevation is approximately 65 m (213 ft) above sea level.[4]

Kinngait, an Inuit hamlet on Dorset Island, is approximately 9.7 km (6.0 mi) away.[5]

References

  1. ^ Saqajaa
  2. ^ Saqajaa (Formerly Sakkiak Island)
  3. ^ Cape Dorset
  4. ^ "Sector13.HudsonStrait" (PDF). National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. pollux.nss.nima.mil. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  5. ^ "Sakkiak Island". travelingluck.com. 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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