The Hozier Islands are a Baffin Island offshore island group located in the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region.[1] The uninhabited island group lies in the Labrador Sea, east of Hall Peninsula. The Leybourne Islands are 5 km (3.1 mi) to the north. The largest of the Hozier Islands is about 5 miles (8.0 km) long.[2]
Geography | |
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Location | Labrador Sea |
Coordinates | 64°7′N 64°35′W / 64.117°N 64.583°W |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Nunavut | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
References
edit- ^ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions for Davis Strait, Baffin Bay, Smith Sound and channels to polar sea, Hudson Strait and Bay, also for passages connecting Baffin Bay with Beaufort Sea, through Lancaster Sound. Hydrographic Department, Admiralty. 1915. p. 118.
- ^ Office, United States Hydrographic (1951). H.O. Pub. p. 252.