Opingivik Island

Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
65°18′N 067°04′W / 65.300°N 67.067°W / 65.300; -67.067 (Opingivik island)[1]ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoAdministration
Canada
NunavutNunavutRegionQikiqtaalukLargest settlementOpingivik (ghost town)DemographicsPopulationUninhabitedEthnic groupsInuit

Opingivik Island is an uninhabited Baffin Island offshore island located in the Arctic Archipelago in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region. It lies in Cumberland Sound between Ikpit Bay to the north and Robert Peel Inlet approximately 18.6 km (11.6 mi) to the south.[2][3]

The former community of Opingivik lies on the southeast coast at 65°16′N 067°03′W / 65.267°N 67.050°W / 65.267; -67.050 (Opingivik)[4].[5]

A second, smaller Opingivik Island lies in Diana Bay, just south of Diana Island.

References

  1. ^ "Opingivik Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Opingivik Island, Nunavut, Canada". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  3. ^ "Opingivik Island". geonames.org. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  4. ^ "Opingivik". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  5. ^ "Opingivik". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
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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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