Hudson StraitCanada
62°42′N 69°35′W
Sheer Islands
Part of Canadian Arctic
The Sheer Islands are Canadian arctic islands that are located in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. They are a Baffin Island offshore island group in Hudson Strait. The islands are situated approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) north of Cape Tanfield and form part of the north side of Itivirk Bay.
Overview
The Sheer Islands are Canadian arctic islands that are located in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. They are a Baffin Island offshore island group in Hudson Strait. The islands are situated approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) north of Cape Tanfield and form part of the north side of Itivirk Bay. The group consists of:
Forder Island, at the northern entrance to Itivirk Bay Lee Island, northeast of Forder Island and joined to it at low tide Lavoie Island, in the northeast Wishart Island, in the northeast. Kimmirut, Nunavut, an Inuit hamlet, is about 23.2 mi (37.3 km) to the northwest.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands0
- Minor islands0
- Islets2
- Rocks & skerries0
Islets
- Maqittut20 m · 0.04 km²
- Kaavviarutaq17 m · 0.04 km²
Also in the area
Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.
- Kaavvijjuaq68 m · 1.3 km²
- Qaiqsuarjuk49 m · 1.1 km²
- Lavoie Island87 m · 1.1 km²
- Qaqqannalik33 m · 0.18 km²
- Unnamed island43 m · 0.07 km²
Figures
Comparative heights
- Lavoie: 87 m
- Kaavvijjuaq: 68 m
- Qaiqsuarjuk: 49 m
- Qaqqannalik: 33 m
- Maqittut: 20 m
- Kaavviarutaq: 17 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Kaavvijjuaq | 1.3 km² |
| Qaiqsuarjuk | 1.1 km² |
| Lavoie Island | 1.1 km² |
| Qaqqannalik | 0.18 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.07 km² |
| Maqittut | 0.04 km² |
| Kaavviarutaq | 0.04 km² |