Knight Islands

{{Short description|Island group in Nunavut, Canada}}

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| name = Knight Islands

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| pushpin_map = Canada Nunavut#Canada

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| native_name_link = Inuktitut

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| location = Labrador Sea

| coordinates = {{coord|60|34|23|N|64|34|29|W|region:CA-NU_type:isle|display=inline,title|name=Knight Islands}}

| archipelago = Arctic Archipelago

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| area_km2 = 8

| highest_mount = Knight Summit, {{convert|213|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: Knight Islands at Atlas of Canada

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The uninhabited Knight Islands are members of the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. They are located in Gray Strait, an arm of the Labrador Sea. The Knight Islands measure {{convert|8|km2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web |url=http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/topo/map?mapsize=428%20380&lat=60.573099998&long=-64.5749999999&mapxy=1559289.16714+1646757.32822&scale=5000000&feature_na=Knight+Islands&location1=62&unique_key=4800f73bd05511d892e2080020a0f4c9&searchstring=islands&entity=ISL&layers=fapfeature+fapfeature%20north_arrow%20other_features%20million_grid%20t50k_grid%20grid_50k_3%20roads%20hydrography%20boundary%20builtup%20vegetation%20populated_places%20railway%20power_network%20manmade_features%20designated_areas%20water_features%20water_saturated_soils%20relief%20contours%20toponymy%20contour%20nodata_ntdb_50k&urlappend=%26unique_key%3D4800f73bd05511d892e2080020a0f4c9%26map.layer%5Btextzoom03%5D%3DFEATURE+POINTS+1559426.00571+1646577.61182+END+TEXT+%22Knight%2BIslands%22+END%26map.layer%5Btextzoom46%5D%3DFEATURE+POINTS+1559426.00571+1646577.61182+END+TEXT+%22Knight%2BIslands%22+END%26map.layer%5Bpolygonresultzoom0%5D%3DDATA+fap_islands%26map.layer%5Bpolygonresultzoom1%5D%3DDATA+fap_islands%26map.layer%5Bpolygonresultzoom2%5D%3DDATA+fap_islands%26map.layer%5Bpolygonresultzoom0outline%5D%3DDATA+fap_islands%26map.layer%5Bpolygonresultzoom1outline%5D%3DDATA+fap_islands%26map.layer%5Bpolygonresultzoom2outline%5D%3DDATA+fap_islands%26map.layer%5Barrowzoom03%5D%3DFEATURE+POINTS+1559426.00571+1646577.61182+END+END |title=Knight Islands |access-date=2008-06-10 |publisher=Atlas of Canada}}

The largest of the Knight Islands is {{convert|2.5|mi|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|1.7|mi|abbr=on}} wide. Knight Summit, at the north part of the island, rises to {{convert|213|m|abbr=on}} above sea level.{{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=2009-02-16 |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 }}

The larger Button Islands are about {{convert|5|km|abbr=on}} to the northwest. The Cape Chidley Islands are {{convert|18.2|km|abbr=on}} away.{{cite web|url=http://travelingluck.com/North+America/Canada/Nunavut/_5993614_Knight+Islands.html#local_map|title=Knight Islands|publisher=travelingluck.com|access-date=2009-02-17}}