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 ...
of
Nunavut
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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
Baffin Island
Baffin Island (formerly Baffin Land), in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, is the largest island in Canada and the fifth-largest island in the world. Its area is , slightly larger than Spain; its population was 13,039 as of the 2021 Canadia ...
. It is defined by
Clark
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and
Gibbs Fiord
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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 Islandin the
Atlas of Canada
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- Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
Islands of Baffin Island
Islands of Baffin Bay
Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region
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