Button Islands facts for kids
 Button Islands
Location in Nunavut
Button Islands
Location in Canada
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Hudson Strait |
| Coordinates | 60°38′04″N 64°42′25″W / 60.63444°N 64.70694°W |
| Archipelago | Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 51 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Coastline | 111 km (69 mi) |
| Highest point | 290 m (950 ft) on Lacy Island |
| Administration | |
| Nunavut | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Source: Button Islands at the Atlas of Canada | |
The Button Islands are a group of islands in Canada's far north. They are part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. These islands are surrounded by big bodies of water like Ungava Bay, Hudson Strait, and the Labrador Sea. They are also just north of Gray Strait. The Button Islands cover an area of about 51 square kilometers.
What the Button Islands Look Like
The Button Islands are made up of two main groups of islands. They stretch out in a northeast-southwest direction. These islands are bare, long, and narrow.
A small channel separates the two main groups of islands. This channel is about 0.2 miles (0.3 kilometers) wide and boats can travel through it. There is also a passage that runs through the middle of the Button Islands. This passage is between 0.2 and 0.6 miles (0.3 to 1 kilometer) wide. Near the northeast end, the water in the middle of this passage is about 3.7 meters (12 feet) deep.
Main Islands
The Button Islands include several smaller islands. One group has islands like Lacy Island, Lawson Island, Goodwin Island, and MacColl Island.
The other group includes Erhardt Island, Clark Island, King Island, Holdridge Island, Leading Island, Niels Island, and Dolphin Island.
Nearby Islands
The smaller Knight Islands are located about 5 kilometers (3 miles) to the southeast of the Button Islands. The Cape Chidley Islands are a bit further away, about 28.2 kilometers (17.5 miles) from the Button Islands.
