Qaiqsuarjuk | |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Nunavut#Canada |
Native Name Link: | Inuktitut |
Location: | Hudson Strait |
Coordinates: | 62.7136°N -69.5606°W |
Archipelago: | Arctic Archipelago |
Country: | Canada |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Territory |
Country Admin Divisions: | Nunavut |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Region |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Qikiqtaaluk |
Population: | Uninhabited |
Qaiqsuarjuk (Inuktitut syllabics: ᖃᐃᖅᓱᐊᕐᔪᒃ[1]) formerly Wishart Island[2] is an uninhabited island located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is a Baffin Island offshore island in Hudson Strait, and a member of the Sheer Islands. The closest community is Kimmirut, 23.1km (14.4miles) away.[3]
Other islands in the immediate vicinity include: Lavoie Island, Poodlatee Island, Black Bluff Island, Kaavvijjuaq, Qaqqannalik, Nuvuktiqpaaraaluk, Anguttuaq, Aulatsiviit, Ijjuriktuq, Ivvitsa, Takijualuk, Kinngarjuaq, and Ungirlauttat.