Cairn Island
Cairn Island is one of the many uninhabited Canadian Arctic islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is a Baffin Island offshore island located in Frobisher Bay, 10.3 km southeast of the capital city of Iqaluit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Apex.
Apex
Hamlet
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Apex is a small community outside Iqaluit located on Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. It is about 5 km southeast of Iqaluit on a small peninsula separating Koojesse Inlet from Tarr Inlet.
Cairn Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Nunavut, Canada
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Nunavut, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
63.66379° or 63° 39′ 50″ northLongitude
-68.44174° or 68° 26′ 30″ westOpen location code
97MHMH75+G8OpenStreetMap ID
way 365027281OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Cairn Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cairn Island”
- Dutch: “Cairn Island”
- French: “Cairn Island”
- Polish: “Cairn Island”
- Swedish: “Cairn Island”
- Turkish: “Cairn Adası”
- Turkish: “Cairn Island”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cairn Island and Mair Island.
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