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For the Beacon Island lying in Cumberland Sound, see Beacon Island (Cumberland Sound).
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Anguttuaq
Anguttuaq is located in Nunavut
Anguttuaq
Anguttuaq
Location in Nunavut
Anguttuaq is located in Canada
Anguttuaq
Anguttuaq
Location in Canada
Geography
Location Hudson Strait
Coordinates 62°41′30″N 069°42′43″W / 62.69167°N 69.71194°W / 62.69167; -69.71194
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Anguttuaq (ᐊᖑᑦᑐᐊᖅ) formerly Beacon Island is an uninhabited island located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. The closest community is Kimmirut, 20.9 km (13.0 mi) away.

Other islands in the immediate vicinity include: Lavoie Island, Wishart Island, Nuvursirpaaraaluk Island, Lee Island, Forder Island, Poodlatee Island, Uugalautiit Island, Black Bluff Island, Aulassivik Island, Ijjurittiak Island, Ivisaat Island, Glasgow Island, Juet Island, and High Bluff Island.

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