Lacy Island

Island in Nunavut, Canada
60°40′32″N 64°35′54″W / 60.67556°N 64.59833°W / 60.67556; -64.59833 (Lacy Island)ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoHighest elevation290 m (950 ft)Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavutRegionQikiqtaalukDemographicsPopulationUninhabitedSource: Lacy Island at Atlas of Canada

Lacy Island is one of the many uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is located at the confluence of Hudson Strait and the Labrador Sea. The island, a member of the Button Islands, is situated in the northeast part of the grouping.

Other islands in the immediate vicinity include Goodwin Island, MacColl Island, Lawson Island, Erhardt Island, and Observation Island.[1]

Geography

Lacy Island has the highest mount of all the Button Islands, rising to 290 m (950 ft) above sea level.[2] The island is square in shape and it offers a sheltered landing area on its southwest side.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Lacy Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  2. ^ Dodd, G. J.; Benson, G. P.; Watts, D. T. (1976). Arctic pilot. Hydrographer of the Navy. p. 192. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Sector13.HudsonStrait" (PDF). National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. pollux.nss.nima.mil. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
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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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