Dorset Island
Dorset Island, or Cape Dorset Island, is one of the Canadian Arctic islands located in Hudson Strait, Nunavut, Canada. It lies off the Foxe Peninsula area of southwestern Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of 147 metres (482 feet)
- Description: island in Nunavut, Canada
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cape Dorset Airport.
Cape Dorset Airport
Aerodrome
Kinngait Airport is located at Kinngait, Nunavut… Cape Dorset Airport is situated 3½ km north of Dorset Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Dorset.
Cape Dorset
Town
Kinngait, known as Cape Dorset until 27 February 2020… Cape Dorset is situated 3½ km north of Dorset Island.
Dorset Island
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
64.20071° or 64° 12′ 3″ north
Longitude
-76.53198° or 76° 31′ 55″ west
Open location code
97P56F29+76
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Dorset Island” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Illa Dorset”
- Cebuano: “Dorset Island”
- Chinese: “多塞特岛”
- French: “Dorset Island”
- Swedish: “Dorset Island”
- Turkish: “Dorset Adası”
- Turkish: “Dorset Island”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eegatuak Hill and West Inlet.
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