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Ferris Island
Ferris Island is located in Nunavut
Ferris Island
Ferris Island
Location in Nunavut
Ferris Island is located in Canada
Ferris Island
Ferris Island
Location in Canada
Geography
Location Frobisher Bay
Coordinates 63°36′N 68°44′W / 63.600°N 68.733°W / 63.600; -68.733 (Faris Island)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Area 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Administration
Canada
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Faris Island (alternate: Ferris Island) is one of the many uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is a Baffin Island offshore island located in Frobisher Bay, approximately 14 km (8.7 mi) southwest of the capital city of Iqaluit.

Other islands in the immediate vicinity include Aubrey Island, Beveridge Island, Bishop Island, Cairn Island, Coffin Island, Crimmins Island, Emerick Island, Gardiner Island, Hill Island, Kudlago Island, Long Island, Mair Island, McLaren Island, Monument Island, Ptarmigan Island, Qarsau Island, Sale Island, Sybil Island, and Thompson Island.

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