Lock Island
is a member of the
Arctic Archipelago
The Arctic Archipelago, also known as the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, is an archipelago lying to the north of the Canadian continental mainland, excluding Greenland (an autonomous territory of Denmark).
Situated in the northern extremity of No ...
in the territory of
Nunavut
Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' ...
. It lies in
Peel Sound
Peel Sound is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It separates Somerset Island on the east from Prince of Wales Island on the west. To the north it opens onto Parry Channel while its southern end merges with Franklin Strait. ...
across the mouth of
Browne Bay, between northeastern
Prince of Wales Island and northwestern
Somerset Island.
Vivian Island
Vivian Island is a member of the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The uninhabited island lies in Peel Sound. Prince of Wales Island's Browne Bay is to the west, while Somerset Island is to the east. The smaller Lock Island is to t ...
lies to the southeast, and
Binstead Island to the northeast.
References
External links
Lock Island (Nunavut)in the
Atlas of Canada
The Atlas of Canada (french: L'Atlas du Canada) is an online atlas published by Natural Resources Canada that has information on every city, town, village, and hamlet in Canada. It was originally a print atlas, with its first edition being publishe ...
- Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region
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