Edgell Island

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name = Edgell Island


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location = Northern Canada
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archipelago = Canadian Arctic Archipelago
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area = convert|287|km2|sqmi|abbr=on
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country = Canada
country admin divisions title = Territory
country admin divisions = flag|Nunavut
country largest city = Iqaluit
country largest city population = 6,184
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population = Uninhabited
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ethnic groups = Inuit
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Edgell Island is one of Baffin Island's small offshore islands, located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. It is lies in Hudson Strait, near the entrance into Frobisher Bay. Graves Strait to the south separates it from Resolution Island. Edgell Island has an area of 287 km² and a perimeter of 148 km. [cite web |url=http://www.oceandots.com/arctic/canada/edgell.htm |title=Edgell Island |accessdate=2008-04-13 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=oceandots.com]

The island is named after Capt. Edgell who is also notable for his 1801 survey of Pacquet’s Harbour, Newfoundland. [cite web |url=http://www.canfoh.org/People/E.htm |title=Capt. Edgell, R.N. |accessdate=2008-04-13 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=canfoh.org]

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