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Split Island
Native name:
Qutjutuurusiit
Split Island is located in Nunavut
Split Island
Split Island
Location in Nunavut
Split Island is located in Canada
Split Island
Split Island
Location in Canada
Geography
Location Hudson Bay
Coordinates 56°51′N 79°51′W / 56.850°N 79.850°W / 56.850; -79.850 (Split Island)
Archipelago Belcher Islands
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Area 147 km2 (57 sq mi)
Coastline 124 km (77.1 mi)
Administration
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Source: Split Islands at Atlas of Canada

Split Island (Inuit: Qutjutuurusiit) is an uninhabited island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Located in Hudson Bay, it belongs to the North Belcher Islands, a sub-archipelago of the Belcher Islands group.

Besides Split, the North Belcher Islands are Johnson Island, Laddie Island, Radar Island, and the Lukisee Islands.

Images for kids

  • Sanikiluaq rocks -d

    Folded Proterozoic dolomites in the Belcher (Sanikiluaq) Islands

  • Sanikiluaq rocks

    Thin-bedded Proterozoic sedimentary rocks near Sanikiluaq hamlet. These rocks are about 2 billion years old. Width of bottom of photo is about 5 metres.

  • Belcherislands

    Landsat satellite photo of Belcher Islands

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Islas Belcher para niños

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