Lower Savage Islands

Lower Savage Islands
Lower Savage Islands and neighbouring area (red circle at edge of map).
Geography
Location Davis Strait
Coordinates 61°48′N 65°48′W / 61.800°N 65.800°W / 61.800; -65.800 (Lower Savage Islands)Coordinates: 61°48′N 65°48′W / 61.800°N 65.800°W / 61.800; -65.800 (Lower Savage Islands)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

The Lower Savage Islands are an uninhabited offshore island group of Baffin Island, located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The islands lie in the Gabriel Strait, an arm of Davis Strait,[1] northwest of Resolution Island, and west of Edgell Island.

A V-shaped lake lies 1.5 km (0.93 mi) south of Savage Harbour 61°49.15′N 65°42.62′W / 61.81917°N 65.71033°W / 61.81917; -65.71033.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" (PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. p. 25. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Aiken, S.G.; Consaul, L.L.; Dallwitz, M.J. (2001-12-10). "Poaceae of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, and Information Retrieval". Retrieved 2008-09-15.
Closeup of Lower Savage Islands and neighbouring area


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