Lawson Island

Island in Nunavut, Canada
60°37′N 64°40′W / 60.617°N 64.667°W / 60.617; -64.667 (Lawson Island)ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoArea20 km2 (7.7 sq mi)Coastline31 km (19.3 mi)Highest elevation255 m (837 ft)Highest pointButton HillAdministration
Canada
NunavutNunavutRegionQikiqtaalukDemographicsPopulationUninhabitedEthnic groupsInuitSource: Lawson Island at Atlas of Canada

Lawson Island is one of the many uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is located at the confluence of Hudson Strait and the Labrador Sea.

The island, a member of the Button Islands, is situated in the northeast part of the grouping, south-southwest of Lacy Island. It is the largest of the Button Islands. Other islands in the immediate vicinity include Holdridge Island, King Island, Leading Island, MacColl Island, and Observation Island.[1]

Lawson Island's summit, Button Hill, rises to 255 m (837 ft) on its eastern side. Minto Anchorage is on the island's southwestern side and provides good anchorage in 36.6 m (120 ft) gravel and clay.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Lawson Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  2. ^ "Sector13.HudsonStrait" (PDF). National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. pollux.nss.nima.mil. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
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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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