Tukarak Island

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Tukarak Island
Satellite image of the Belcher Islands, Tukarak Island in the center right
Satellite image of the Belcher Islands, Tukarak Island in the center right
Waters Hudson Bay
Archipelago Belcher Islands
Geographical location 56 ° 15 ′  N , 78 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 56 ° 15 ′  N , 78 ° 45 ′  W
Tukarak Island (Nunavut)
Tukarak Island
surface 349 km²
Residents uninhabited

Tukarak Island is an uninhabited island in the Belcher Islands in Hudson Bay . The island has an area of ​​349 km² and is the second largest of the archipelago.

Other islands in the immediate vicinity are: Bradbury Island , Dove Island , Nero Island and Karlay Island .

Politically, the island belongs to the Qikiqtaaluk region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut .

Individual evidence

  1. The Atlas of Canada - Sea Islands ( Memento from October 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)