Dexterity Island

Dexterity Island

Location in Canada
Geography
Location	Baffin Bay
Coordinates	71°37′12″N 072°46′48″W / 71.62°N 72.78°W / 71.62; -72.78 (Dexterity Island)Coordinates: 71°37′12″N 072°46′48″W / 71.62°N 72.78°W / 71.62; -72.78 (Dexterity Island)
Archipelago	Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Area	135 km2 (52.1 sq mi)[1]
Country
Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Region	Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Dexterity Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Baffin Bay off the northeastern coast of Baffin Island. Adams Island is 19.3 km (12.0 mi) to the south, while Bergesen Island is 17.2 km (10.7 mi) to the west.^[2]

History

An Inuit settlement existed on Dexterity Island, but left before the arrival of the Hudson's Bay Company. The group camped on the landward side in the winter and the eastern side in the summer.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Other Arctic Islands". Atlas of Canada. http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/islands.html/document_view. Retrieved 2009-03-08. 
2. ^ "Dexterity Island". travelingluck.com. http://travelingluck.com/North%20America/Canada/Nunavut/_5938914_Dexterity+Island.html#local_map. Retrieved 2009-03-08. 
3. ^ Wenzel, George. "Clyde Inuit Settlement and Community: From before Boas to Centralization". jhu.edu. http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/arctic_anthropology/v045/45.1.wenzel.html. Retrieved 2009-03-08.