Geography | |
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Location | Cumberland Sound |
Coordinates | 66°05′24″N 065°55′48″W / 66.09000°N 65.93000°WCoordinates: 66°05′24″N 065°55′48″W / 66.09000°N 65.93000°W |
Archipelago | Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
Administration | |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Beacon Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It lies in the Cumberland Sound, at the mouth of the Pangnirtung Fiord, near Upajjana Island off Baffin Island's Cumberland Peninsula. Akulagok Island, Aupaluktok Island, Imigen Island, Kekerten Island, Kekertukdjuak Island, Tesseralik Island, Tuapait Island, and Ugpitimik Island are in the vicinity.
Three other Beacon Islands exist in Nunavut: