Beacon Island

Beacon Island is a small uninhabited island in Hudson Strait, Qikiqtaaluk Region, , Canada. It lies just east of and the community of Cape Dorset. The SS Nascopie was wrecked on a nearby reef.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Dorset.

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Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Kinngait, known as until 27 February 2020, is an Inuit hamlet located on near at the southern tip of in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of , Canada. is situated 6 km northwest of Beacon Island.

Beacon Island

Latitude
64.19947° or 64° 11′ 58″ north
Longitude
-76.43915° or 76° 26′ 21″ west
Open location code
97P55HX6+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1426958175
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
5895625
Wiki­data ID
Q22539891
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Beacon Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Beacon Island (pulo sa Canada, Nunavut, lat 64,20, long -76,45)”
  • Cebuano: “Beacon Island”
  • French: “Beacon Island (Canada, Nunavut)”
  • French: “Beacon Island”
  • Swedish: “Beacon Island”
  • Turkish: “Beacon Adası”
  • Turkish: “Beacon Island”

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Localities in the Area

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