Allen Island (Nunavut)

Allen Island
Allen Island
Location in Canada
Geography
Location Cornelius Grinnell Bay
Coordinates 63°16.091′N 067°50.4438′W / 63.268183°N 67.8407300°W / 63.268183; -67.8407300 (Allen Island)Coordinates: 63°16.091′N 067°50.4438′W / 63.268183°N 67.8407300°W / 63.268183; -67.8407300 (Allen Island)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Allen Island[1] is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is a Baffin Island offshore island located in Cornelius Grinnell Bay. It is east of Hall Peninsula and is separated from Beekman Peninsula on the west by Smith Channel. The significantly smaller Rogers Island is approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) to the south.

Detailed view of the island

References

  1. "Allen Island, Nunavut, Canada". glosk.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2008-09-17.


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