Cockburn Islands

Cockburn Islands
See also: Cockburn Island (Antarctica)
Cockburn Islands
Geography
Location Coronation Gulf
Coordinates 68°05′N 108°23′W / 68.083°N 108.383°W / 68.083; -108.383 (Cockburn Islands)Coordinates: 68°05′N 108°23′W / 68.083°N 108.383°W / 68.083; -108.383 (Cockburn Islands)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Area 33 km2 (12.7 sq mi)
Country
Canada
Territory  Nunavut
Region Kitikmeot
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

The Cockburn Islands are an island group located in Coronation Gulf, south of Victoria Island, west of the Kent Peninsula, in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. Other island groups in the vicinity include the Breakwater Islands, Cheere Islands, Piercey Islands, Porden Islands, Stockport Islands, Triple Islands, and Wilmot Islands.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Cockburn Islands". travelingluck.com. http://travelingluck.com/North+America/Canada/Nunavut/_5924684_Cockburn+Islands.html#local_map. Retrieved 2009-03-12. 



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