King Island (Nunavut)

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

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| location = Confluence of Hudson Strait and the Labrador Sea

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| country = Canada

| country_admin_divisions_title = Nunavut

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| country_admin_divisions_1 = Qikiqtaaluk

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King 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.

King Island has a noticeable cliff on its southeastern side.

It is a member of the Button Islands and is situated southwest of MacColl 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, Leading Island, Niels Island, and Observation Island.{{cite web|url=http://travelingluck.com/North+America/Canada/Nunavut/_5992304_King+Island.html#local_map|title=King Island|publisher=travelingluck.com|access-date=2009-07-19}}