Auriat Island

Auriat Island
Auriat Island
Location in Saskatchewan
Auriat Island
Auriat Island (Canada)
Geography
LocationCree Lake
Coordinates57°28′00″N 106°32′02″W / 57.46667°N 106.53389°W / 57.46667; -106.53389
Highest elevation499 m (1637 ft)
Administration
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalityNorthern Saskatchewan Administration District
Demographics
Population0

Auriat Island is a small island within Cree Lake in the northern part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The island is named after Jean Auriat who was a Canadian soldier in the North Shore New Brunswick Regiment during World War II. He was killed in action by shrapnel on 7 June 1944 while attacking a German radar station in Douvres, France.