King William Island
| Native name: Qikiqtaq | |
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| Location | Northern Canada |
| Coordinates | 69°00′N 97°30′W / 69.000°N 97.500°WCoordinates: 69°00′N 97°30′W / 69.000°N 97.500°W |
| Archipelago | Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 12,516 km2 (4,832 sq mi) -13,111 km2 (5,062 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 61st |
| Highest elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Matheson |
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| Territory | Nunavut |
| Largest settlement | Gjoa Haven (pop. 1,279) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1,279 (2011) |
| Pop. density | 0.08 /km2 (0.21 /sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Inuit |
King William Island (previously: King William Land; Inuktitut: Qikiqtaq) is an island in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, which is part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. In area it is between 12,516 km2 (4,832 sq mi) and 13,111 km2 (5,062 sq mi) making it the 61st-largest island in the world and Canada's 15th-largest island. Its population, as of the 2011 census, was 1,279, all of whom live in the island's only community, Gjoa Haven.
The island is separated from the Boothia Peninsula by the James Ross Strait to the northeast, and the Rae Strait to the east. To the west is the Victoria Strait and beyond it Victoria Island. Within the Simpson Strait, to the south of the island, is Todd Island, and beyond it, further to the south, is the Adelaide Peninsula. Queen Maud Gulf lies to the southwest.
Some places on the coast are: (counterclockwise from the northern tip) Cape Felix, Victory Point and Gore Point at the mouth of an inlet, Point Le Vesconte, Erebus Bay, Cape Crozier, (south side) Terror Bay, Irving Islands, Washington Bay, Cape Herschel, Gladman Point, entrance to Simpson Strait, Todd Islets, (east side) Gjoa Haven, Matheson Peninsula, Latrobe Bay, Cape Norton at mouth of Peel Inlet, Matty Island, Tennent Islands, Clarence Islands, Cape Felix.
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