Charles Island is an
Arctic
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island in the
Qikiqtaaluk Region,
Nunavut, Canada. It is located within
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 ...
, an arm of
Hudson Bay. Charles Bay is on the north side of Charles Island. Cap de Nouvelle-France, on the
Ungava Peninsula
The Ungava Peninsula of Nunavik, Quebec, Canada, is bounded by Hudson Bay to the west, Hudson Strait to the north, and Ungava Bay to the east. This peninsula is part of the Labrador Peninsula, and covers about . Its northernmost point is Ca ...
of
Quebec
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, is directly southeast of the island.
References
Sea islands: Atlas of Canada; Natural Resources Canada
Islands of Hudson Strait
Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region
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