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Lady Franklin Island (Inuktitut: Kitigtung),[1] is an uninhabited Baffin Island offshore island located in the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The island lies in Davis Strait, 25 mi (40 km) from Hall Peninsula.[2] There are at least seven smaller, unnamed islands off its northwest shore.
Native name: Kitigtung | |
|---|---|
  Lady Franklin Island  Lady Franklin Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Davis Strait |
| Coordinates | 62°56′N 63°44′W |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Nunavut | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
It was named by Arctic explorer Charles Francis Hall as a tribute to Sir John Franklin's wife Lady Franklin.[2]
The island offers an abundance of bears, caribou (tuktoo), ducks, seals, and walrus.[2]
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