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    Cumberland SoundCanada

    65°46′N 65°50′W

    Kikastan Islands

    Kekerten Historic Park, wo Relikte der zwischen 1840 und 1920 betriebenen Walfangstation auf Kekerten Island (Qikiqtan) zu besichtigen sind
    Kekerten Historic Park, wo Relikte der zwischen 1840 und 1920 betriebenen Walfangstation auf Kekerten Island (Qikiqtan) zu besichtigen sind

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    Chart

    179 landforms

    Major islands

    3
    • Kekerten Island

      Kekerten Island

      Area
      14 km²
      High point
      170 m

      Kekerten Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Southernmost of the Kikastan Islands, it is located in the Cumberland Sound, off Baffin Island's Cumberland Peninsula. Akulagok Island forms Kekerten Harbour with the island. Tuapait Island lies to the north.

    • Tuapait Island

      Area
      7.4 km²
      High point
      109 m

      Tuapait Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is one of the Kikastan Islands, located in the Cumberland Sound, off Baffin Island's Cumberland Peninsula. To its south lie Akulagok Island and Kekerten Island.

    • Akulagok Island

      Area
      3.3 km²
      High point
      114 m

      Akulagok Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It belongs to the Kikastan Islands, located in the Cumberland Sound, off Baffin Island's Cumberland Peninsula. On its south side, Kekerten Harbour lies between Akulagok and Kekerten Island, while to the north lies Tuapait Island.

    Minor islands

    12

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      3.8 km²
      High point
      132 m

    • Tuniqtat

      Area
      1.8 km²
      High point
      90 m

    • Kautaq

      Area
      1.3 km²
      High point
      146 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.85 km²
      High point
      59 m

    • Aataruluk

      Area
      0.73 km²
      High point
      84 m

    • Salliit

      Area
      0.57 km²
      High point
      26 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.27 km²
      High point
      31 m

    • Qulliquliaqsit

      Area
      0.17 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      21 m

    • Arvisiurvik

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      25 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      33 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      21 m

    Islets

    79
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.09 km²
    • Unnamed island30 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island20 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island10 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.02 km²
    • Kautaapik6 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island14 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.02 km²

    Rocks & skerries

    85
    • Uvinirnak24 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island15 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island12 m · 0.03 km²
    • Kutak11 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island12 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.2 ha
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    Also in the area

    10

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    • Unnamed island23 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island15 m · 0.02 km²
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    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m200 m170 mKekerten146 mKautaq114 mAkulagok109 mTuapait90 mTuniqtat84 mAataruluk26 mSalliit25 mArvisiurvik24 mUvinirnak22 mQulliquliaqsit11 mKutak6 mKautaapik2 mTaqtu
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110100Kekerten: 14 km²KekertenTuapait: 7.4 km²TuapaitUnnamed island: 3.8 km²Unnamed islandAkulagok: 3.3 km²AkulagokTuniqtat: 1.8 km²TuniqtatKautaq: 1.3 km²KautaqUnnamed island: 0.85 km²Unnamed islandAataruluk: 0.73 km²AatarulukSalliit: 0.57 km²SalliitUnnamed island: 0.27 km²Unnamed islandQulliquliaqsit: 0.17 km²QulliquliaqsitUnnamed island: 0.13 km²Unnamed islandArvisiurvik: 0.13 km²ArvisiurvikUnnamed island: 0.11 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.11 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.09 km²Unnamed islandUvinirnak: 0.08 km²UvinirnakUnnamed island: 0.08 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandKutak: 0.02 km²KutakUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandKautaapik: 0.02 km²KautaapikUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed island
    km², log scale
    Kekerten Island14 km²
    Tuapait Island7.4 km²
    Unnamed island3.8 km²
    Akulagok Island3.3 km²
    Tuniqtat1.8 km²
    Kautaq1.3 km²
    Unnamed island0.85 km²
    Aataruluk0.73 km²
    Salliit0.57 km²
    Unnamed island0.27 km²
    Qulliquliaqsit0.17 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Arvisiurvik0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.09 km²
    Uvinirnak0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Kutak0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Kautaapik0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
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    Unnamed island0.9 ha
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    Taqtu0.3 ha
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    Groups within

    2

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus

    Photographs