Alfred Island

Alfred Island is an uninhabited, irregularly shaped island located in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region within the northern Canadian Arctic. Approximately 24 m (79 ft) above sea level,[1] it is in the Fury and Hecla Strait, north of the mainland's Melville Peninsula, and south of Baffin Island.

Alfred Island
Geography
LocationNorthern Canada
Coordinates69°52′7.23″N 85°19′51.63″W
ArchipelagoCanadian Arctic Archipelago
Highest elevation24 m (79 ft)
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

References

  1. "Alfred Island ca. 24 m". geonames.org. Retrieved 2008-11-28.


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