Baillie-Hamilton Island
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Baillie-Hamilton Island is one of the Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut
, Canada
. The island is rectangular in shape, 26 by, and has an area of 290 km² (112 sq mi).
Baillie-Hamilton Island is surrounded by larger islands. Devon Island
is to the north and the east, across Wellington Channel
. Cornwallis Island is to the south, across Maury Channel
. Bathurst Island
is to the west, across Queens Channel
.
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...
. The island is rectangular in shape, 26 by, and has an area of 290 km² (112 sq mi).
Baillie-Hamilton Island is surrounded by larger islands. Devon Island
Devon Island
Devon Island , claimed to be the largest uninhabited island on Earth, is located in Baffin Bay, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is one of the larger members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, the second-largest of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canada's sixth largest island, and the 27th...
is to the north and the east, across Wellington Channel
Wellington Channel
The Wellington Channel is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It runs north/south, separating Cornwallis Island and Devon Island....
. Cornwallis Island is to the south, across Maury Channel
Maury Channel
The Maury Channel is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It separates Baillie-Hamilton Island from Cornwallis Island . To the west it opens into Queens Channel and to the east into Wellington Channel....
. Bathurst Island
Bathurst Island
A member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Bathurst Island is one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in Nunavut Territory, Canada. The area of the island is estimated at , making it the 54th largest island in the world and Canada's 13th largest island. It is uninhabited.The island is low-lying with...
is to the west, across Queens Channel
Queens Channel
The Queens Channel is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is surrounded by Bathurst Island , Cornwallis and Little Cornwallis Islands , Baillie-Hamilton and Dundas Islands , and Devon Island...
.