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    Cumberland SoundCanada

    66°10′N 66°18′W

    Sanigut Islands

    Part of Canadian Arctic

    The Sanigut Islands are an uninhabited island group in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. They are located in Baffin Island's Cumberland Sound, just south of Avataktoo Bay. Aupaluktok Island is the southern one.

    Overview

    The Sanigut Islands are an uninhabited island group in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. They are located in Baffin Island's Cumberland Sound, just south of Avataktoo Bay. Aupaluktok Island is the southern one. Anarnittuq Island, Beacon Island, Imigen Island, Ivisa Island, Kekertelung Island, Saunik Island, Tesseralik Island, and Ugpitimik Island are in the vicinity.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands1
    • Islets0
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    1

    • Aupaluktok Island

      Area
      6.4 km²
      High point
      215 m

      Aupaluktok Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is one of the two main Sanigut Islands, stretching between Avataktoo Bay to the north and the Cumberland Sound to the south, off Baffin Island's Cumberland Peninsula.

    Minor islands

    1

    Also in the area

    24

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

    • Unnamed island250 m · 10.6 km²
    • Unnamed island26 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.6 ha
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.6 ha
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m215 mAupaluktok21 mQikiqtaruluk
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110100Unnamed island: 10.6 km²Unnamed islandAupaluktok: 6.4 km²AupaluktokQikiqtaruluk: 0.25 km²QikiqtarulukUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Unnamed island10.6 km²
    Aupaluktok Island6.4 km²
    Qikiqtaruluk0.25 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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