Skip to content
Archipelago

    Coats Island

    ᐊᑉᐸᑑᕐᔪᐊᖅ / Île de Coats, Isla Coats, Île de Coats

    62°34′N 83°03′W

    Coats Island (Inuktitut: ᐊᑉᐸᑑᕐᔪᐊᖅ, romanized: Appatuurjuaq) lies at the northern end of Hudson Bay in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut. At 5,708.64 km2 (2,204.12 sq mi) in size, it is the 106th largest island in the world, and Canada's 24th largest island.

    Coats Island at the northern end of Hudson Bay
    Coats Island at the northern end of Hudson Bay

    European Space Agency / Attribution

    Terrain

    62°34′N 83°03′W

    Terrain exaggerated for relief. Drag to look around.

    Overview

    Coats Island (Inuktitut: ᐊᑉᐸᑑᕐᔪᐊᖅ, romanized: Appatuurjuaq) lies at the northern end of Hudson Bay in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut. At 5,708.64 km2 (2,204.12 sq mi) in size, it is the 106th largest island in the world, and Canada's 24th largest island. The island has areas of federal crown land and areas of private land owned by Inuit, however, the last permanent residents left in the 1970s. With no permanent settlements, the island is also the largest uninhabited island in the northern hemisphere fully south of the Arctic Circle. It was the last home of the Sadlermiut people who are widely believed to represent the Dorset culture.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Chart

    Nearest islands

    Also in Canadian Arctic

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs