Leading Island

{{Short description|Canadian Arctic island}}

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| name = Leading 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|35|39|N|64|44|54|W|region:CA-NU_type:isle_scale:1000000|display=inline,title|name=Leading Island}}

| archipelago = Arctic Archipelago

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| elevation_m = 9

| 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: Leading Island at Atlas of Canada

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Leading 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.

Leading Island, west of Holdridge Island, is a small islet with an elevation of only {{convert|9|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. It is a member of the Button Islands.{{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 Dolphin Island, King Island, Niels Island, and Observation Island.{{cite web|url=http://travelingluck.com/North+America/Canada/Nunavut/_6051050_Leading+Island.html#local_map|title=Leading Island|publisher=travelingluck.com|access-date=2009-07-19}}