Haig-Thomas Island

Haig-Thomas Island
Geography
Location Massey Sound
Coordinates 78°15′N 094°30′W / 78.250°N 94.500°W / 78.250; -94.500 (Haig-Thomas Island)Coordinates: 78°15′N 094°30′W / 78.250°N 94.500°W / 78.250; -94.500 (Haig-Thomas Island)
Archipelago Sverdrup Islands
Queen Elizabeth Islands
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Country
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Haig-Thomas Island is one of the Sverdrup Islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Massey Sound, between Amund Ringnes Island and Axel Heiberg Island. It is also a member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It is named for the British explorer David Haig-Thomas who charted it in 1938.

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