Jackson Island (Nunavut)
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Jackson Island is an irregularly-shaped Baffin Island
offshore island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
in Nunavut
's Qikiqtaaluk Region. The uninhabited island lies in the Labrador Sea
at the mouth of Neptune Bay, off the east coast of Hall Peninsula
's Finger Land. Christopher Hall Island
is to the southeast, while Moodie Island
is to the northwest.
Baffin Island
Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut is the largest island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest island in the world. Its area is and its population is about 11,000...
offshore island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
The Canadian Arctic Archipelago, also known as the Arctic Archipelago, is a Canadian archipelago north of the Canadian mainland in the Arctic...
in Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
's Qikiqtaaluk Region. The uninhabited island lies in the Labrador Sea
Labrador Sea
The Labrador Sea is an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between the Labrador Peninsula and Greenland. The sea is flanked by continental shelves to the southwest, northwest, and northeast. It connects to the north with Baffin Bay through the Davis Strait...
at the mouth of Neptune Bay, off the east coast of Hall Peninsula
Hall Peninsula
The Hall Peninsula is a peninsula on the southern end of Baffin Island, in Nunavut, Canada. It lies between Frobisher Bay on the west, and the Cumberland Sound on the east between 62°40'N and 65°10'W. The Hall Peninsula is part of the Arctic Tundra biome—the world's coldest and driest biome. The...
's Finger Land. Christopher Hall Island
Christopher Hall Island
Christopher Hall Island is a Baffin Island offshore island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region. The island lies in the Labrador Sea between Popham Bay and Neptune Bay, off the east coast of Hall Peninsula's Finger Land. The Leybourne Islands are to the south,...
is to the southeast, while Moodie Island
Moodie Island
Moodie Island is one of Baffin Island's small, uninhabited, offshore islands and is a part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago within the territory of Nunavut. It is separated from Baffin Island by Littlecote Channel to the west, and Neptune Bay to the east. Moodie Island is located on the southern...
is to the northwest.
See also
- List of Canadian Arctic islands