Crescent Island (Nunavut)
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Crescent Island is a member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands
and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
in the territory of Nunavut
. It is an irregularly shaped island located at the northern mouth of the Penny Strait
, and west of Napier Bay
, Devon Island
.
Queen Elizabeth Islands
The Queen Elizabeth Islands are the northernmost cluster of islands in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, split between Nunavut and Northwest Territories in Northern Canada.-Geography:...
and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
The Canadian Arctic Archipelago, also known as the Arctic Archipelago, is a Canadian archipelago north of the Canadian mainland in the Arctic...
in the territory of Nunavut
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...
. It is an irregularly shaped island located at the northern mouth of the Penny Strait
Penny Strait
The Penny Strait is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. It separates Bathurst Island from Devon Island . To the south and south-east, the strait opens into Queens Channel....
, and west of Napier Bay
Napier Bay
Napier Bay is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located inn Norwegian Bay off Devon Island's Grinnell Peninsula. To the west lies Crescent Island....
, 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...
.