Vansittart Island (Nunavut)

Vansittart
Geography
Vansittart Island, Nunavut.
Location	Foxe Basin
Coordinates	65°50′N 84°00′W / 65.833°N 84.000°W / 65.833; -84.000 (Vansittart Island)Coordinates: 65°50′N 84°00′W / 65.833°N 84.000°W / 65.833; -84.000 (Vansittart Island)
Archipelago	Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Area	997 km² (385 sq mi)
Country
Canada
Nunavut	Nunavut
Region	Kivalliq
Demographics
Population	0

Vansittart Island is one of the uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in the Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Foxe Basin, north of Southampton Island, at 65°50'N 84°00'W, and has an area of 997 km² (385 sq mi).^[1]

References

↑ "The Atlas of Canada - Sea Islands". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-05-05.

Islands of the Kivalliq Region

Islands of Chesterfield Inlet	Akreavenek Apqusiurniq Boulder Camp Cove Centre Deer Hanbury Illusive Iripajuk Moor North Imilit North Midway Patch Pintail Ragged Reference Rockhouse South Imilit South Midway Wag

Islands of Foxe Basin	Ascension Southampton Vansittart White

Islands of Hudson Bay	Aiqqujat Airartuuq Austin Bibby Broken Coats Dunne Foxe East Pen Flattop Imiligaarjuk Imilijjuaq Irik Ivuniraarjuq Kayak Marble Pitsiulartok Promise Sentry Southampton Walrus

See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region

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