Dexterity Island
Dexterity Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Baffin Bay off the northeastern coast of Baffin Island. Adams Island is 19.3 km (12.0 mi) to the south, while Bergesen Island is 17.2 km (10.7 mi) to the west, across Isbjorn Strait.[2]
  Dexterity Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Baffin Bay |
| Coordinates | 71°37′12″N 072°46′48″W |
| Archipelago | Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 135 km2 (52 sq mi)[1] |
| Administration | |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
History
An Inuit settlement existed on Dexterity Island, but left before the arrival of the Hudson's Bay Company. The group camped on the landward side in the winter and the eastern side in the summer.[3]
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gollark: White dragons: stop eggs dying of sickness for 6 hours (quite useless)
gollark: Purple dragons: makes breeding more likely.
gollark: Pink dragons: modify chance of it coming out each gender; makes it more likely to be the pink's gender.Aeon Wyverns: show you the gender directly.Red dragons: Incubate BSA, takes a day off an egg's timer.
References
- "Other Arctic Islands". Atlas of Canada. Archived from the original on 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
- "Dexterity Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
- Wenzel, George. "Clyde Inuit Settlement and Community: From before Boas to Centralization". jhu.edu. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
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