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Gibson Island
Location in Nunavut
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Location in Canada
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Geography |
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Location |
Franklin Strait |
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Coordinates |
71°47′0″N 095°20′0″W / 71.78333°N 95.33333°W / 71.78333; -95.33333 (Gibson Island) |
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Archipelago |
Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
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Administration |
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Territory |
Nunavut |
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Region |
Kitikmeot |
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Demographics |
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Population |
Uninhabited |
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Gibson Island is located in Nunavut's Kitikmeot Region within the northern Canadian Arctic. It is in Franklin Strait, west of the mainland's Boothia Peninsula, and 26.5 km (16.5 mi) southwest of Murchison Promontory.