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MacColl Island

Coordinates:60°38′N64°42′W/ 60.633°N 64.700°W/60.633; -64.700(MacColl Island)
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MacColl Island
MacColl Island is located in Nunavut
MacColl Island
MacColl Island
MacColl Island is located in Canada
MacColl Island
MacColl Island
Geography
LocationConfluence ofHudson Straitand theLabrador Sea
Coordinates60°38′N64°42′W/ 60.633°N 64.700°W/60.633; -64.700(MacColl Island)
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Area15 km2(5.8 sq mi)
Coastline26 km (16.2 mi)
Highest elevation152 m (499 ft)
Administration
CanadaCanada
NunavutNunavutNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited
Source: MacColl Island atAtlas of Canada

MacColl Islandis one of the many uninhabitedCanadian arctic islandsinQikiqtaaluk Region,Nunavut.It is located at the confluence ofHudson Straitand theLabrador Sea.

The island measures 5 mi (8.0 km) long and is 152 m (499 ft)above sea level.It is a member of theButton Islands,situated west of and parallel toLawson Island.[1]Other islands in the immediate vicinity includeErhardt Island,Holdridge Island,King Island,Leading Island,andObservation Island.[2]

References

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  1. ^"Sector13.HudsonStrait"(PDF).National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.pollux.nss.nima.mil. p. 7. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on October 24, 2004.Retrieved2009-02-17.
  2. ^"MacColl Island".travelingluck.com.Retrieved2009-07-19.