Duke of York Archipelago

Island group in Nunavut, Canada

68°12′N 112°22′W / 68.200°N 112.367°W / 68.200; -112.367 (Duke of York Archipelago)[1]ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoAdministration
Canada
TerritoryNunavutRegionKitikmeotDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

The Duke of York Archipelago is an uninhabited island group in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Coronation Gulf.

The archipelago is composed of the islands of Akvitlak Islands, Anchor Island, Bate Islands, Hatoayok Island, Hokagon Island, Kabviukvik Island, Kingak Island, Mangak Island, Nagyuktok Island (historical home to Nagyuktogmiut, or Killinermiut, Copper Inuit)[2] Nanukton Island, Outpost Islands, and Takhoalok Island.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Duke of York Archipelago". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (1914). The Stefánsson-Anderson Arctic Expedition of the American Museum: Preliminary Ethnological Report. New York: The Trustees of the American Museum. p. 31. OCLC 13626409.
  3. ^ Islands on the Air – Programme Information – Search
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Islands of the Kitikmeot Region
 Islands of Bathurst InletIslands of Coronation GulfIslands of the Gulf of Boothia
Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Islands of the Kivalliq Region, Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region


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