Houston Stewart Island

Houston Stewart Island

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name = Houston Stewart Island


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location = Northern Canada
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archipelago = Queen Elizabeth Islands
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
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country = Canada
country admin divisions title = Territory
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country admin divisions title 1 = Qikiqtaaluk Region
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Houston Stewart Island is one of the Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada. Located in the Queens Channel, it is surrounded by larger islands: Devon Island to the north; Dundas Island and Margaret Island to the northeast; Baillie-Hamilton Island to the east; Cornwallis Island to the south; Little Cornwallis Island to the southwest; Crozier Island to the west; and Baring Island to the northwest.

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