Qikiqtaaluk (ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ) formerly Sillem Island is an uninhabited island in the

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 ...

Nunavut Nunavut is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' and the Nunavut Land Claims Agr ...

, Canada. It is the second largest (after

Bylot Island Bylot Island lies off the northern end of Baffin Island in Nunavut Territory, Canada. Eclipse Sound to the southeast and Navy Board Inlet to the southwest separate it from Baffin Island. Parry Channel lies to its northwest. At it is ranked 7 ...

) of the several hundred islands and islets that are located in

Baffin Bay Baffin Bay (Inuktitut: ''Saknirutiak Imanga''; ; ; ), located between Baffin Island and the west coast of Greenland, is defined by the International Hydrographic Organization as a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is sometimes considered a s ...

, immediately off the northern coast of

Baffin Island Baffin Island (formerly Baffin Land), in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, is the largest island in Canada, the second-largest island in the Americas (behind Greenland), and the fifth-largest island in the world. Its area is (slightly smal ...

. It is defined by Clark and Gibbs Fiords, which join at its northern end to form

Scott Inlet Scott Inlet is a body of water in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is an arm of Baffin Bay. Scott Island lies in its middle. At its south end, it splits into Clark and Gibbs Fiords. The Inuit community of Clyde River is approximate ...

. Further north lies Pilattuaq.

Geography

Qikiqtaaluk has an area of . The highest peak of the island reaches .

Popular culture

Qikiqtaaluk was the location for the fictional Barbeau Observatory in the film The Midnight Sky.

References

External links

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Sillem Island
in the

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- Toporama; Natural Resources Canada Islands of Baffin Island Islands of Baffin Bay Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region {{QikiqtaalukNU-island-stub