Hudson StraitCanada
60°38′N 64°42′W
Button Islands
Part of Canadian Arctic
The Button Islands are located in the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. They are surrounded by Ungava Bay, Hudson Strait, Davis Strait, and they are on the north side of Gray Strait. The Button Islands measure 51 km2 (20 sq mi).
Overview
The Button Islands are located in the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. They are surrounded by Ungava Bay, Hudson Strait, Davis Strait, and they are on the north side of Gray Strait. The Button Islands measure 51 km2 (20 sq mi). The Button Islands consist of two groupings of islands lying in a northeast–southwest direction. They are barren, long, and narrow. The two groups are separated by a 0.2 mi (0.32 km) navigable channel. A passage that can be entered from either ends flows through the Button Islands' midsection, measuring 0.2 mi (0.32 km) to 0.6 mi (0.97 km) wide. The mid-channel depth is approximately 3.7 m (12 ft) towards the northeast end. One grouping includes Lacy Island, Lawson Island, Goodwin Island, and MacColl Island. The other includes Erhardt Island, Clark Island, King Island, Holdridge Island, Leading Island, Niels Island, and Dolphin Island. The smaller Knight Islands are about 5 km (3.1 mi) to the southeast. The Cape Chidley Islands are 28.2 km (17.5 mi) away.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands6
- Minor islands19
- Islets97
- Rocks & skerries70
Major islands
Lawson Island
- Area
- 21.8 km²
- High point
- 254 m
MacColl Island
- Area
- 15.5 km²
- High point
- 149 m
Lacy Island
- Area
- 7.2 km²
- High point
- 238 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 2.5 km²
- High point
- 86 m
Goodwin Island
- Area
- 2.2 km²
- High point
- 175 m
Erhardt Island
- Area
- 2.1 km²
- High point
- 114 m
Minor islands
Holdridge Island
- Area
- 1.9 km²
- High point
- 96 m
King Island
- Area
- 1.5 km²
- High point
- 82 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.78 km²
- High point
- 56 m
Niels Island
- Area
- 0.72 km²
- High point
- 83 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.32 km²
- High point
- 59 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.3 km²
- High point
- 25 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.26 km²
- High point
- 49 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.26 km²
- High point
- 83 m
Dolphin Island
- Area
- 0.25 km²
- High point
- 57 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.24 km²
- High point
- 64 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.21 km²
- High point
- 57 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.18 km²
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.17 km²
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.16 km²
- High point
- 40 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.15 km²
- High point
- 22 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.15 km²
- High point
- 31 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.14 km²
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.11 km²
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.1 km²
- High point
- 45 m
Rocks & skerries
On the chart above, at its closest zooms.
Listing 25 of 192; the rest are on the chart.
Figures
Comparative heights
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Lawson Island | 21.8 km² |
| MacColl Island | 15.5 km² |
| Lacy Island | 7.2 km² |
| Unnamed island | 2.5 km² |
| Goodwin Island | 2.2 km² |
| Erhardt Island | 2.1 km² |
| Holdridge Island | 1.9 km² |
| King Island | 1.5 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.78 km² |
| Niels Island | 0.72 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.32 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.26 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.26 km² |
| Dolphin Island | 0.25 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.24 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.21 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.18 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.17 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.16 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.15 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.15 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.14 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.11 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.1 km² |