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Whisler Island

Coordinates: 81°40′08″N 72°19′41″W / 81.668793°N 72.328105°W / 81.668793; -72.328105 (Whisler Island)
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Whisler Island
Whisler Island is located in Nunavut
Whisler Island
Whisler Island
Whisler Island is located in Canada
Whisler Island
Whisler Island
Geography
LocationLake Hazen
Coordinates81°40′08″N 72°19′41″W / 81.668793°N 72.328105°W / 81.668793; -72.328105 (Whisler Island)
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Whisler Island[1] is an uninhabited island within Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. An island within an island, it is located near the southern shore of Lake Hazen on Ellesmere Island within Quttinirpaaq National Park.

It was named for Private William Whisler, a member of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition.

References

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  1. ^ Arctic. Vol. 13–14 (Digitized Dec 20, 2006 ed.). Arctic Institute of North America. 1960. p. 144.