Edinburgh Island

Island in Nunavut, Canada

68°31′N 110°51′W / 68.517°N 110.850°W / 68.517; -110.850 (Edinburgh Island)[1]ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoAdministration
Canada
TerritoryNunavutRegionKitikmeotDemographicsPopulationUninhabited
North Warning site PIN-DA on Edinburgh Island

Edinburgh Island is an island located within Coronation Gulf, south of Victoria Island, in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is approximately 103 m (338 ft) above sea level.[2]

Other islands in the vicinity include Doak Island, Bate Islands, Outpost Islands, Richardson Islands, Sesqui Islands, and Sisters Islands.[3]

Edinburgh Island, PIN-DA,[4] is a former Distant Early Warning Line and a current North Warning System site.

References

  1. ^ "Edinburgh Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Edinburgh Island ca. 103 m". geonames.org. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  3. ^ "Edinburgh Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  4. ^ "Projects and Communities in the Database". ceaa.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
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Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Islands of the Kivalliq Region, Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region
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