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Duke of York Archipelago

Coordinates: 68°12′N 112°22′W / 68.200°N 112.367°W / 68.200; -112.367 (Duke of York Archipelago)[1]
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Duke of York Archipelago
Duke of York Archipelago is located in Nunavut
Duke of York Archipelago
Duke of York Archipelago
Duke of York Archipelago is located in Canada
Duke of York Archipelago
Duke of York Archipelago
Geography
LocationCoronation Gulf
Coordinates68°12′N 112°22′W / 68.200°N 112.367°W / 68.200; -112.367 (Duke of York Archipelago)[1]
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionKitikmeot
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The Duke of York Archipelago is an uninhabited island group in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Coronation Gulf.

The archipelago is composed of the islands of Akvitlak Islands, Anchor Island, Bate Islands, Hatoayok Island, Hokagon Island, Kabviukvik Island, Kingak Island, Mangak Island, Nagyuktok Island (historical home to Nagyuktogmiut, or Killinermiut, Copper Inuit)[2] Nanukton Island, Outpost Islands, and Takhoalok Island.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Duke of York Archipelago". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (1914). The Stefánsson-Anderson Arctic Expedition of the American Museum: Preliminary Ethnological Report. New York: The Trustees of the American Museum. p. 31. OCLC 13626409.
  3. ^ Islands on the Air – Programme Information – Search