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    Mansel Island

    ᐳᔾᔪᓇᖅ / Île de Mansel, Île de Mansel, Pujjunaq

    62°00′N 79°50′W

    Mansel Island is a member of the Arctic Archipelago, is an uninhabited island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is located in Hudson Bay off Quebec's Ungava Peninsula. 96 sq mi) in size, it is the 159th largest island in the world, and Canada's 28th largest island.

    Flight FRA - SFO (Mansel Island?)
    Flight FRA - SFO (Mansel Island?)

    Santiago Puig Vilado… / CC BY-SA 3.0

    Terrain

    62°00′N 79°50′W

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    Overview

    Mansel Island is a member of the Arctic Archipelago, is an uninhabited island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is located in Hudson Bay off Quebec's Ungava Peninsula. At 3,162.26 km2 (1,220.96 sq mi) in size, it is the 159th largest island in the world, and Canada's 28th largest island. Its topography features a gently undulating limestone lowland with elevations not exceeding 100 m (330 ft). Mansel Island was named in 1613 by Sir Thomas Button after Sir Robert Mansell, a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Canadian Arctic

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    Facts

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

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