Adams Island (Inuit: Tuujjuk)[1] is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. The island is located in Baffin Bay off the northeastern coast of Baffin Island in the Arctic Archipelago. Nearby are Dexterity Island (northeast), Dexterity Fiord and Baffin Island (east), Tromso Fiord (south), Paterson Inlet (west), Bergesen Island (northwest), and Isbjorn Strait (north).[2]
Native name: Tuujjuk | |
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  Adams Island  Adams Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Baffin Bay |
| Coordinates | 71°27′N 073°05′W / 71.450°N 73.083°W |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 267 km2 (103 sq mi) |
| Length | 30.5 km (18.95 mi) |
| Width | 18–22 km (11–14 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 800 m (2600 ft) |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Adams Island is irregularly shaped, its eastern and western sides split by the Ratcliffe Arm. Coastlines slope sharply while the interior mountains are over 800 m (2,600 ft) in height.[3] The island comprises an area of 267 km2 (103 sq mi), measuring 30.55 kilometres (18.98 mi) in length and 18 kilometres (11 mi) to 22 kilometres (14 mi) in width.[4]
Another, much smaller, Adams Island is located off the northeastern tip of Baffin Island.
References
edit- ^ Shelagh Grant. Arctic Justice: On Trial for Murder, Pond Inlet, 1923. McGill-Queen's Press, 2005
- ^ Map of Adams Island (island(s)), Nunavut, Canada. encarta.msn.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 2009-08-29. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ^ "Adams Island". oceandots.com. 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ^ "Queen Elizabeth Islands". nrcan.gc.ca. 2008-03-19. Archived from the original on 4 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
External links
edit- Adams Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
- Adams Island (smaller) in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
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