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    Flaherty Island

    ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ / Île Flaherty, Enez Flaherty, Isla Flaherty

    56°12′N 79°18′W

    Flaherty Island is the largest island of the Belcher Islands group in Hudson Bay in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.

    Flaherty Island

    Mike Beauregard from Nunavut, Canada / CC BY 2.0

    Terrain

    56°12′N 79°18′W

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    Overview

    Flaherty Island is the largest island of the Belcher Islands group in Hudson Bay in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. The Inuit community of Sanikiluaq is located on its north coast, and is the southernmost community in Nunavut. The island is named in honour of visual anthropologist Robert J. Flaherty. With an area of 1,861.56 km2 (718.75 sq mi) it is the 36th largest island in Canada and 219th worldwide.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Canadian Arctic

    Also in Belcher Islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs