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    Monumental Island

    ᐅᒥᐊᙳᐊᖅ Monumental Island

    62°46′N 63°51′W

    Monumental Island (Inuktitut: ᐅᒥᐊᙳᐊᖅ, romanized: Umiannguaq) is a Baffin Island offshore island located in the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The island lies in Davis Strait, almost halfway between Lady Franklin Island and Little Hall Island.

    Walrus, polar bears, and seals are often seen around Monumental Island in the Davis Strait southeast of Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada.
    Walrus, polar bears, and seals are often seen around Monumental Island in the Davis Strait southeast of Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada.

    David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0

    Terrain

    62°46′N 63°51′W

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    Overview

    Monumental Island (Inuktitut: ᐅᒥᐊᙳᐊᖅ, romanized: Umiannguaq) is a Baffin Island offshore island located in the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The island lies in Davis Strait, almost halfway between Lady Franklin Island and Little Hall Island. Monumental Island was named by Charles Francis Hall, an Arctic explorer, as a tribute to the memory of Sir John Franklin.

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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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