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    Twin Cairns Island

    ᑲᖏᓪᓕᐊᕈᒃ Twin Cairns Island

    56°31′N 78°48′W

    The Belcher Islands (Inuktitut: ᓴᓪᓚᔪᒐᐃᑦ, romanized: Sanikiluaq) are an archipelago in the southeast part of Hudson Bay near the centre of the Nastapoka arc. The Belcher Islands are spread out over almost 13,000 km2 (5,000 sq mi). Administratively, they belong to the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.

    Image satellite de Twin Cairns Island au Canada.
    Image satellite de Twin Cairns Island au Canada.

    NASA / Public domain

    Terrain

    56°31′N 78°48′W

    Terrain exaggerated for relief. Drag to look around.

    Overview

    The Belcher Islands (Inuktitut: ᓴᓪᓚᔪᒐᐃᑦ, romanized: Sanikiluaq) are an archipelago in the southeast part of Hudson Bay near the centre of the Nastapoka arc. The Belcher Islands are spread out over almost 13,000 km2 (5,000 sq mi). Administratively, they belong to the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. The hamlet of Sanikiluaq, where the majority of the inhabitants of the Belcher Islands live, is on the north coast of Flaherty Island and is the southernmost in Nunavut. Along with Flaherty Island, the other large islands are Kugong Island, Tukarak Island, and Innetalling Island. Other main islands in the 1,500-island archipelago are Moore Island, Wiegand Island, Split Island, Snape Island, and Mavor Island, while island groups include the Sleeper Islands, King George Islands, and Bakers Dozen Islands.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Bakers Dozen Islands

    • Loaf Island

      14.2 km²▲ 56 m

      Major islands

    • Irnikinniujalik

      5 km²▲ 23 m

      Major islands

    • Tassituq

      3.4 km²▲ 22 m

      Major islands

    • Cake Island

      3.4 km²▲ 39 m

      Major islands

    • Surqatalik

      3.3 km²▲ 24 m

      Major islands

    • Unnamed island

      2.2 km²▲ 48 m

      Major islands

    • Tasiittuq

      1.8 km²▲ 21 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      1.3 km²▲ 56 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Belcher Islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs