Sillem Island

Sillem Island

Infobox Islands
name = Sillem Island


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native name link = Inuktikut
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location = Northern Canada
coordinates = coord|70|57|N|71|45|W|display=inline,title
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area = convert|482|km2|sqmi|abbr=on
highest mount = 1590 m
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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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Sillem Island is the second largest (after Bylot Island) of the several hundred islands and islets that are located immediately off the northern coast of Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. It lies within Scott Inlet

The island has an area of convert|482|km2|sqmi|abbr=on. The highest peak of the island reaches 1590 m.

References

* [http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/islands.html Sea islands: Atlas of Canada; Natural Resources Canada]
* [http://www.oceandots.com/arctic/canada/sillem.htm Oceandots.com]


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