Saarru

Coordinates: 64°19′N 075°36′W / 64.317°N 75.600°W / 64.317; -75.600 (Alareak Island)
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Saarru
Saarru is located in Nunavut
Saarru
Saarru
Saarru is located in Canada
Saarru
Saarru
Geography
LocationHudson Strait
Coordinates64°19′N 075°36′W / 64.317°N 75.600°W / 64.317; -75.600 (Alareak Island)
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Saarru (Inuktitut syllabics ᓵᕐᕈ[1]) formerly Alareak Island[2] is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is a Baffin Island offshore island in Hudson Strait on the southwest side of Andrew Gordon Bay.[3] It is situated at approximately 1 m (3 ft 3 in) above sea level.[4]

Cape Dorset, an Inuit hamlet on Dorset Island, is approximately 33 km (21 mi) to the west-southwest.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Saarru
  2. ^ Saarru (formerly Alareak Island)
  3. ^ "Chart Information" (PDF). pollux.nss.nima.mil. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  4. ^ "Alareak Island ca. 1 m". geonames.org. Retrieved 2009-02-16.