Dolphin Island (Nunavut)

{{Short description|Island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada}}

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| name = Dolphin Island

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| pushpin_map = Canada Nunavut#Canada

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| native_name_link = Inuktitut

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| location = Confluence of Hudson Strait and the Labrador Sea

| coordinates = {{coord|60|34|0|N|64|46|59|W|region:CA-NU_type:isle_scale:1000000|display=inline,title|name=Dolphin Island}}

| archipelago = Arctic Archipelago

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| country = Canada

| country_admin_divisions_title = Nunavut

| country_admin_divisions = Nunavut

| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Region

| country_admin_divisions_1 = Qikiqtaaluk

| population = Uninhabited

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| footnotes = Source: Dolphin Island at Atlas of Canada

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Dolphin Island is one of the many uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is located at the confluence of Hudson Strait and the Labrador Sea.

Dolphin Island, a member of the Button Islands, is small and lies southwest of Holdridge Island.{{cite web|url=http://pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub146/146sec13.pdf |title=Sector13.HudsonStrait |work=National Geospatial Intelligence Agency |publisher=pollux.nss.nima.mil |pages=7 |access-date=2009-02-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041024235001/http://pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub146/146sec13.pdf |archive-date=October 24, 2004 }}

Other islands in the immediate vicinity include Clark Island, Holdridge Island, King Island, Leading Island, and Niels Island.{{cite web|url=http://travelingluck.com/North+America/Canada/Nunavut/_5941022_Dolphin+Island.html#local_map|title=Dolphin Island|publisher=travelingluck.com|access-date=2009-07-19}}