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Qaqqannalik is located in Nunavut
Qaqqannalik
Qaqqannalik
Location in Nunavut
Qaqqannalik is located in Canada
Qaqqannalik
Qaqqannalik
Location in Canada
Geography
Location Hudson Strait
Coordinates 62°40′48″N 69°35′58″W / 62.68000°N 69.59944°W / 62.68000; -69.59944
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Qaqqannalik (Inuktitut syllabics: ᖃᖅᑲᓐᓇᓕᒃ) formerly Forder Island is an uninhabited island located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is a Baffin Island offshore island in Hudson Strait, and a member of the Sheer Islands, along with Lee Island, Lavoie Island, and Wishart Island. The closest community is Kimmirut, 24.1 km (15.0 mi) away.

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