Allen Island
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Allen Island 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.
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is a Baffin Island
Baffin Island
Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut is the largest island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest island in the world. Its area is and its population is about 11,000...
offshore island located in Cornelius Grinnell Bay. It is east of Hall Peninsula
Hall Peninsula
The Hall Peninsula is a peninsula on the southern end of Baffin Island, in Nunavut, Canada. It lies between Frobisher Bay on the west, and the Cumberland Sound on the east between 62°40'N and 65°10'W. The Hall Peninsula is part of the Arctic Tundra biome—the world's coldest and driest biome. The...
and is separated from Beekman Peninsula
Beekman Peninsula
The Beekman Peninsula is located on southern Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It's an arm of the larger Hall Peninsula. Beekman Peninsula juts into the Labrador Sea, and is surrounded by the Smith Channel, Cornelius Grinnell Bay, Robinson Sound, and Anderson Channel....
on the west by Smith Channel. The significantly smaller Rogers Island
Rogers Island (Nunavut)
Rogers Island is a Baffin Island offshore island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The island lies in the Labrador Sea at the mouth of Cornelius Grinnell Bay between the Hall Peninsula and Beekman Peninsula. The significantly larger Allen Island is...
is approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) to the south.