Putulik, formerly Hat Island, is a small (about ) uninhabited island located in the
Kitikmeot of
Nunavut, Canada. The island is situated in
Victoria Strait
Victoria Strait is a strait in northern Canada that lies in Nunavut off the mainland in the Arctic Ocean. It is between Victoria Island (Canada), Victoria Island to the west and King William Island to the east. From the north, the strait links the ...
(
Queen Maud Gulf
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) approximately southeast of
Victoria Island
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and southwest of
King William Island. The
Requisite Channel separates the island from
Amundsen Island, the larger of the
Nordenskiöld Islands.
Hat Island (CAM-B) is a former
Distant Early Warning Line and current
North Warning System sites
The DEW LINE Sites in Canada, Alaska & Greenland
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's Contaminated Sites directorate has determined Hat Island to be a contaminated site in need of future remediation.
References
Uninhabited islands of Kitikmeot Region
Former populated places in the Kitikmeot Region
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