Knight Islands

Island group in Nunavut, Canada
60°34′23″N 64°34′29″W / 60.57306°N 64.57472°W / 60.57306; -64.57472 (Knight Islands)ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoArea8 km2 (3.1 sq mi)Highest pointKnight Summit, 213 m (699 ft)Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavutRegionQikiqtaalukDemographicsPopulationUninhabitedSource: Knight Islands at Atlas of Canada

The uninhabited Knight Islands are members of the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. They are located in Gray Strait, an arm of the Labrador Sea. The Knight Islands measure 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi).[1]

The largest of the Knight Islands is 2.5 mi (4.0 km) long and 1.7 mi (2.7 km) wide. Knight Summit, at the north part of the island, rises to 213 m (699 ft) above sea level.[2]

The larger Button Islands are about 5 km (3.1 mi) to the northwest. The Cape Chidley Islands are 18.2 km (11.3 mi) away.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Knight Islands". Atlas of Canada. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  2. ^ "Sector13.HudsonStrait" (PDF). National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. pollux.nss.nima.mil. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  3. ^ "Knight Islands". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
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Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region
 Belcher IslandsIslands of Cumberland SoundIslands of Davis StraitIslands of Foxe BasinIslands of Frobisher BayIslands of the Gulf of BoothiaIslands of Hudson BayIslands of Hudson StraitIslands of James Bay
Islands of the Labrador SeaQueen Elizabeth Islands
Ellesmere Island
Parry Islands
Sverdrup Islands
Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region
See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region.


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