Buff Island

Buff Island is an island in , .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rankin Inlet Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is located at , , Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut. In December 2005, the Government of Nunavut announced that it would spend $3 million to improve the Instrument Landing System and expand the apron. is situated 4 km northwest of Buff Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rankin Inlet.

Photo: Shawn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, is an active community of 2,800 people in mainland . It is a government village and an air transport hub for travel between Nunavut and the centre and west of Canada.

Buff Island

Latitude
62.78392° or 62° 47′ 2″ north
Longitude
-92.06664° or 92° 3′ 60″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
96J9QWMM+H8
Geo­Names ID
5910887
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Satellite Map

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