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 3,112.89 km, making it the 161st largest island in the world, and Canada's 29th largest island.
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Latitude
53.0084° or 53° 0′ 30″ north
Longitude
-81.27466° or 81° 16′ 29″ west
Open location code
965W2P5G+94
Geo­Names ID
5882936
Wiki­data ID
Q418485

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Akimiski Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة أكيميسكي”
  • Armenian: “Ակիմիսկի”
  • Belarusian: “Акіміскі”
  • 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”
  • 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”
  • 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.

Nunavut: Highlights

Learn more about Iqaluit and Cambridge Bay.
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