Leading Island is one of the many uninhabited

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Qikiqtaaluk Region The Qikiqtaaluk Region, Qikiqtani Region (Inuktitut syllabics: ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ) or the Baffin Region is the easternmost, northernmost, and southernmost administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. Qikiqtaaluk is the traditional Inuktitut nam ...

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. It is located at the confluence of

Hudson Strait Hudson Strait () in Nunavut links the Atlantic Ocean and the Labrador Sea to Hudson Bay in Canada. This strait lies between Baffin Island and Nunavik, with its eastern entrance marked by Cape Chidley in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nunavut ...

and the

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. Leading Island, west of Holdridge Island, is a small islet with an elevation of only

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. It is a member of the

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. Other islands in the immediate vicinity include Dolphin Island, King Island, Niels Island, and Observation Island.

References

Islands of Hudson Strait Islands of the Labrador Sea Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region {{QikiqtaalukNU-island-stub