Île Vanier is one of the

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of the

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, Canada. Located at 76°10'N 103°15'W, it has an area of . It has length of and width of . To the north, across the Arnott Strait, is Cameron Island, and to the south, across the

Pearse Strait Pearse Strait is a waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It separates Île Vanier (to the north) from Massey Island (to the south). To the west, the strait opens into the Byam Martin Channel The Byam Martin Channel () is a natu ...

, is

Massey Island Massey Island is an uninhabited island in the Bathurst Island group, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Arctic Ocean, south of Île Vanier (across Pearse Strait) and north of Alexander Island and Île Marc (across Boyer Str ...

. Île Vanier is uninhabited. The first known sighting of the island was by

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in 1851, but its insular nature wasn't proven until the 1950s. Adam Range reaches elevations in excess of 220 meters.

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Vanier Island
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- Toporama; Natural Resources Canada Islands of the Queen Elizabeth Islands Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region {{QikiqtaalukNU-geo-stub