Alfred Island

Alfred Island
Geography
Location Northern Canada
Coordinates 69°52′4″N 85°18′58″W / 69.86778°N 85.31611°W / 69.86778; -85.31611 (Alfred Island)Coordinates: 69°52′4″N 85°18′58″W / 69.86778°N 85.31611°W / 69.86778; -85.31611 (Alfred Island)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Highest elevation 24 m (79 ft)
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Alfred Island is an uninhabited, irregularly shaped island located in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region within the northern Canadian Arctic. Approximately 24 m (79 ft) above sea level,[1] it is in the Fury and Hecla Strait, north of the mainland's Melville Peninsula, and south of Baffin Island.

References

  1. "Alfred Island ca. 24 m". geonames.org. Retrieved 2008-11-28.

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