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Meighen Island
Meighen Island, Nunavut
Meighen Island is located in Nunavut
Meighen Island
Meighen Island
Meighen Island is located in Canada
Meighen Island
Meighen Island
Geography
LocationArctic Ocean
Coordinates79°59′N 099°30′W / 79.983°N 99.500°W / 79.983; -99.500 (Meighen Island)[1]
ArchipelagoSverdrup Islands[2]
Queen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Area955 km2 (369 sq mi)
Length56 km (34.8 mi)
Width30 km (19 mi)
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Meighen Island is an uninhabited member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, part of the Arctic Archipelago, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.

  1. ^ "Meighen Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ Mills 2003, p. 421.

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