Qaiqsuarjuk (
Inuktitut syllabics: ''ᖃᐃᖅᓱᐊᕐᔪᒃ'') formerly Wishart Island is an uninhabited island located in the
Qikiqtaaluk Region,
Nunavut, Canada. It is a
Baffin Island offshore island in
Hudson Strait
Hudson Strait (french: Détroit d'Hudson) links the Atlantic Ocean and Labrador Sea to Hudson Bay in Canada. This strait lies between Baffin Island and Nunavik, with its eastern entrance marked by Cape Chidley in Newfoundland and Labrador ...
, and a member of the
Sheer Islands. The closest community is
Kimmirut
Kimmirut ( Syllabics: ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ ; known as Lake Harbour until 1 January 1996) is a community in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located on the shore of Hudson Strait on Baffin Island's Meta Incognita Peninsula. Kimmirut means ...
, away.
Other islands in the immediate vicinity include:
Lavoie Island,
Poodlatee Island,
Black Bluff Island,
Kaavvijjuaq,
Qaqqannalik,
Nuvuktiqpaaraaluk,
Anguttuaq
Anguttuaq (''ᐊᖑᑦᑐᐊᖅ'') formerly Beacon Island is an uninhabited island located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. The closest community is Kimmirut, away.
Other islands in the immediate vicinity include: Lavoie Island, ...
,
Aulatsiviit,
Ijjuriktuq,
Ivvitsa,
Takijualuk,
Kinngarjuaq, and
Ungirlauttat.
References
Islands of Baffin Island
Islands of Hudson Strait
Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region
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