Flaherty Island

Island in Nunavut, Canada

56°14′N 079°17′W / 56.233°N 79.283°W / 56.233; -79.283 (Flaherty Island)[1]ArchipelagoBelcher Islands
Arctic ArchipelagoLength7.1 km (4.41 mi)Width4.2 km (2.61 mi)Highest elevation34 m (112 ft)[2]Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavutRegionQikiqtaalukLargest settlementSanikiluaqDemographicsPopulation1,010 (2021[3])Ethnic groupsInuit

Flaherty Island is the largest island of the Belcher Islands group in Hudson Bay in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.

The Inuit community of Sanikiluaq is located on its north coast, and is the southernmost community in Nunavut.

The island is named in honour of visual anthropologist Robert J. Flaherty.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Flaherty Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Flaherty Island". geonames.org. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. ^ Christopher, Robert J.; Flaherty, Frances Hubbard; Flaherty, Robert Joseph (2005). Robert and Frances Flaherty: a documentary life, 1883-1922. McGill-Queen's Press. pp. 429. ISBN 0-7735-2876-8.

External links

  • Flaherty Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; 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.