Thompson Island (Nunavut)

Thompson Island
[[Inuktitut|Native name]]: <span class="nickname" ">Twer-oong Island
Geography
Location Frobisher Bay
Coordinates 63°29′N 68°28′W / 63.483°N 68.467°W / 63.483; -68.467 (Thompson Island)Coordinates: 63°29′N 68°28′W / 63.483°N 68.467°W / 63.483; -68.467 (Thompson Island)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Thompson Island (variant: Twer-oong Island)[1] is a Baffin Island offshore island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The island lies in Frobisher Bay, south of Faris Island and Hill Island.

References

  1. ↑ "Thompson Island". mapplanet.com. Retrieved 2008-09-16.


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