Qikiqtaryuaq
Native name: Qikiqtaryuaq | |
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Tourists exploring Jenny Lind Island, 2019 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Queen Maud Gulf |
| Coordinates | 68°43′17″N 102°02′12″W / 68.72139°N 102.03667°W |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 420 km2 (160 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Kitikmeot |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Qikiqtaryuaq, formerly Jenny Lind Island, for the Swedish born opera singer, Jenny Lind, is a small island 420 km2 (160 sq mi) in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. The island is located in the Queen Maud Gulf, about 120 km (75 mi) southeast of Cambridge Bay.
The island is the site of CAM-1A (Jenny Lind Island), a former Distant Early Warning Line site and home to the unmanned North Warning System site.