Goodwin Island

{{short description|Uninhabited island in the Canadian Arctic}}

{{Distinguish|Goodwin Sands}}

{{Infobox islands

| name = Goodwin Island

| image_name =

| image_caption =

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| pushpin_map = Canada Nunavut#Canada

| native_name =

| native_name_link = Inuktitut

| nickname =

| location = Confluence of Hudson Strait and the Labrador Sea

| coordinates = {{coord|60|40|59|N|064|30|00|W |region:CA-NU_type:isle_scale:1000000 |display=inline,title |name=Goodwin Island}}

| archipelago = Arctic Archipelago

| total_islands =

| major_islands =

| area_km2 = 2

| coastline_km = 7

| highest_mount = {{convert|178|m|abbr=on}}

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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: Goodwin Island at Atlas of Canada

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Goodwin 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.

The island, a member of the Button Islands, is situated west-northwest of Lacy Island. It has a peak of {{convert|178|m|abbr=on}}.{{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 Erhardt Island, King Island, Lawson Island, MacColl Island, and Observation Island.{{cite web |url=http://travelingluck.com/North+America/Canada/Nunavut/_5962991_Goodwin+Island.html#local_map |title=Goodwin Island |publisher=travelingluck.com |access-date=2009-07-19}}