Alareak Island
  Location in Canada | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hudson Strait |
| Coordinates | 64°19′02″N 075°35′54″W / 64.31722°N 75.59833°WCoordinates: 64°19′02″N 075°35′54″W / 64.31722°N 75.59833°W |
| Archipelago | Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
| Highest elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Alareak Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is a Baffin Island offshore island in Hudson Strait on the southwest side of Andrew Gordon Bay.[1] It is situated at approximately 1 m (3 ft 3 in) above sea level.[2]
Cape Dorset, an Inuit hamlet on Dorset Island, is approximately 33 km (21 mi) to the west-southwest.
References
- ↑ "Chart Information" (PDF). pollux.nss.nima.mil. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ↑ "Alareak Island ca. 1 m". geonames.org. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
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