Akimiski Island

Akimiski Island is the largest island in , Canada, which is part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the territory of . It has an area of 3,001 km2, making it the 163rd largest island in the world, and Canada's 29th largest island.
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Akimiski Island

Latitude
53.0084° or 53° 0′ 30″ north
Longitude
-81.27466° or 81° 16′ 29″ west
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
965W2P5G+94
Geo­Names ID
5882936
Wiki­data ID
Q418485
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Satellite Map

Discover Akimiski Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Akimiski Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: جزيرة أكيميسكي
  • Armenian: Ակիմիսկի
  • Bulgarian: Акимиски
  • Catalan: Akimiski
  • Catalan: Illa Akimiski
  • Cebuano: Akimiski Island
  • Chinese: 阿基米斯基島
  • Czech: Akimiski Island
  • Czech: Akimiski
  • Danish: Akimiski Island
  • Dutch: Akimiski-eiland
  • Egyptian Arabic: جزيره اكيميسكى
  • Finnish: Akimiski Island
  • Finnish: Akimiskinsaari
  • French: île Akimiski
  • French: Île Akimiski
  • Galician: Akimiski
  • Georgian: აკიმსკი (კუნძული)
  • Georgian: აკიმსკი
  • German: Akimiski Island
  • German: Akimiski-Insel
  • German: Akimiski
  • Indonesian: Pulau Akimiski
  • Italian: Akimiski
  • Japanese: アキミスキ島
  • Latvian: Akimiski
  • Malay: Pulau Akimiski
  • Malayalam: അകിമിസ്കി ദ്വീപ്
  • Polish: Akimiski
  • Portuguese: Akimiski
  • Portuguese: Ilha Akimiski
  • Romanian: Insula akimiski
  • Romanian: Insula Akimiski
  • Russian: Акимиски
  • Serbian: Акимиски (острво)
  • Serbian: Акимиски
  • Spanish: Isla Akimiski
  • Swedish: Akimiski Island
  • Tatar: Акимиски
  • Turkish: Akimiski Adası
  • Turkish: Akimiski Island
  • Ukrainian: Акіміски
  • Ukrainian: Акіміскі

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Akimiski Island Bird Sanctuary and Akimiski Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary.

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