Kigirktaryuk Island

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Kigirktaryuk Island
Geography
Location Coronation Gulf
Coordinates 68°01′N 114°58′W / 68.017°N 114.967°W / 68.017; -114.967 (Kigirktaryuk Island)Coordinates: 68°01′N 114°58′W / 68.017°N 114.967°W / 68.017; -114.967 (Kigirktaryuk Island)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Country
Territory Nunavut
Region Kitikmeot
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Kigirktaryuk Island is an island located inside western Coronation Gulf, south of Victoria Island, in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. Other islands in the vicinity include Blaze Island, Onitkok Island, Seven Mile Island, as well as the Berens Islands, Couper Islands, Deadman Islands, Nichols Islands, Sir Graham Moore Islands. The community of Kugkluktuk (formerly Coppermine) is located on the mainland, 22.5 km (14.0 mi) to the southwest.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kigirktaryuk Island, Nunavut, Canada". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-03-13.