Monumental Island

This article is about the island in Canada. For the island in New Zealand with the same name, see Auckland Islands.

Monumental Island (Inuktitut: ᐅᒥᐊᙳᐊᖅ, romanized: Umiannguaq) is a Baffin Island offshore island located in the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The island lies in Davis Strait, almost halfway between Lady Franklin Island and Little Hall Island.

Monumental Island

Native name: Umiannguaq
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Geography
Location	Davis Strait
Coordinates	62°46′N 63°51′W[1]
Archipelago	Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Nunavut	Nunavut
Region	Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Monumental Island was named by Charles Francis Hall, an Arctic explorer, as a tribute to the memory of Sir John Franklin.^[3]

References

1. "Monumental Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
2. "Monumental Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
3. Hall, Charles Francis (1865). Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux : being the narrative of an expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, in the years 1860, 1861, and 1862. New York: Harper & Brothers. pp. 549. OCLC 5357849. Monumental Island.

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