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Spicer Islands
The Spicer Islands are an uninhabited island group located in Foxe Basin, within Qikiqtaaluk Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The Melville Peninsula is to the west, Prince Charles Island to the east, Rowley Island to the north. The two main islands are North Spicer Island and South Spicer Island.
Overview
The Spicer Islands are an uninhabited island group located in Foxe Basin, within Qikiqtaaluk Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The Melville Peninsula is to the west, Prince Charles Island to the east, Rowley Island to the north. The two main islands are North Spicer Island and South Spicer Island. They are very low-lying and swampy. Another set of (smaller) Spicer Islands lies off the south coast of Baffin Island, in Hudson's Strait, near Wharton Harbour and Chudliasi Bay.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands1
- Minor islands1
- Islets0
- Rocks & skerries0
Major islands
South Spicer Island
- Area
- 231 km²
- High point
- 41 m
Minor islands
Era Island
- Area
- 25.4 km²
- High point
- 8 m
Also in the area
Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.
- North Spicer Island11 m · 209 km²
- Unnamed island8 m · 2.6 km²
- Unnamed island2 m · 0.75 km²
- Unnamed island2 m · 0.16 km²
- Unnamed island2 m · 0.7 ha
- Unnamed island0.7 ha
- Unnamed island0.3 ha
- Unnamed island0.05 km²
- Unnamed island2 m · 0.01 km²
- Unnamed island0.01 km²
Figures
Comparative heights
- South Spicer: 41 m
- North Spicer: 11 m
- Era: 8 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| South Spicer Island | 231 km² |
| North Spicer Island | 209 km² |
| Era Island | 25.4 km² |
| Unnamed island | 2.6 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.75 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.16 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.05 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.7 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.7 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 ha |