Haig-Thomas Island
Haig-Thomas Island is located in Nunavut
Haig-Thomas Island
Haig-Thomas Island
Haig-Thomas Island is located in Canada
Haig-Thomas Island
Haig-Thomas Island
Geography
LocationMassey Sound
Coordinates78°15′N 094°30′W / 78.250°N 94.500°W / 78.250; -94.500 (Haig-Thomas Island)
ArchipelagoSverdrup Islands
Queen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Haig-Thomas Island is one of the Sverdrup Islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Massey Sound, between Amund Ringnes Island and Axel Heiberg Island. It is also a member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and the Arctic Archipelago. It is named for the British explorer David Haig-Thomas who charted it in 1938.


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