- Adams Island (Nunavut)
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name = Adams Island
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location =Northern Canada
coordinates = coord|71|27|N|073|05|W|display=inline,title
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area = convert|267|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
additional info =Adams Island is part of the
Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory ofNunavut . The island is located off the northeastern coast ofBaffin Island , in theCanadian Arctic Archipelago . Adams Island is surrounded byBaffin Bay (north), Dexterity Island (northeast), Baffin Island (east), Tromso Fiord (south), Paterson Inlet (west), and Bergesen Island (northwest). [cite web |url=http://encarta.msn.com/map_701572596/adams_island.html |title=Map of Adams Island (island(s)), Nunavut, Canada |accessdate=2008-04-30 |date=2007 |publisher=encarta.msn.com]Adams Island is irregularly shaped, the eastern and western sides split by the Ratcliffe Arm. Coastlines slope sharply while the interior mountains are over 800 m in height. [cite web |url=http://www.oceandots.com/Arctic/Canada/adams.htm |title=Adams Island |accessdate=2008-04-30 |date=2008 |publisher=oceandots.com] The island comprises an area of convert|267|km2|sqmi. [cite web |url=http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/English/learningresources/facts/islands.html |title=Queen Elizabeth Islands |accessdate=2008-04-30 |date=
2008-03-19 |publisher=nrcan.gc.ca]References
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