Qikiqtaaluk (ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ formerly Sillem Island is an uninhabited island in the

Qikiqtaaluk Region The Qikiqtaaluk Region, Qikiqtani Region (Inuktitut syllabics: ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ) or Baffin Region is the easternmost, northernmost, and southernmost administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. Qikiqtaaluk is the traditional Inuktitut name f ...

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, Canada. It is the second largest (after

Bylot Island Bylot Island lies off the northern end of Baffin Island in Nunavut Territory, Canada. Eclipse Sound to the southeast and Navy Board Inlet to the southwest separate it from Baffin Island. Parry Channel lies to its northwest. At it is ranked 71st ...

) of the several hundred islands and islets that are located in

Baffin Bay Baffin Bay ( Inuktitut: ''Saknirutiak Imanga''; kl, Avannaata Imaa; french: Baie de Baffin), located between Baffin Island and the west coast of Greenland, is defined by the International Hydrographic Organization as a marginal sea of the Arct ...

, immediately off the northern coast of

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. It is defined by

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and

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s, which join at its northern end to form Scott Inlet. Further north lies Pilattuaq.

Geography

Qikiqtaaluk has an area of . The highest peak of the island reaches .

Popular culture

Qikiqtaaluk was the location for the fictional Barbeau Observatory in the film

The Midnight Sky ''The Midnight Sky'' is a 2020 American science fiction film directed by George Clooney based on the 2016 novel ''Good Morning, Midnight'' by Lily Brooks-Dalton. The script was written by Mark L. Smith. Clooney plays a leading role in his ...

References

External links

Sillem Island
in the

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- Toporama; Natural Resources Canada Islands of Baffin Island Islands of Baffin Bay Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region {{QikiqtaalukNU-geo-stub