Breakwater Islands
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The Breakwater Islands are an island group located in Coronation Gulf
, south of Victoria Island, west of the Kent Peninsula
, in the Kitikmeot Region
, Nunavut
, Canada
. Other island groups in the vicinity include the Chapman Islands
, Cheere Islands
, Cockburn Islands
, Piercey Islands
, Porden Islands
, Stockport Islands
, Triple Islands
, and Wilmot Islands
.
Coronation Gulf
Coronation Gulf lies between Victoria Island and mainland Nunavut in Canada. To the northwest it connects with Dolphin and Union Strait and thence the Beaufort Sea and Arctic Ocean; to the northeast it connects with Dease Strait and thence Queen Maud Gulf. To the southeast lies Bathurst...
, south of Victoria Island, west of the Kent Peninsula
Kent Peninsula
The Kent Peninsula is a large peninsula, almost totally surrounded by water, in Nunavut's northern Canadian Arctic mainland. From a narrow isthmus, it extends westward into the Coronation Gulf. It is south of Dease Strait which separates the peninsula from Victoria Island and the Finlayson...
, in the Kitikmeot Region
Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut
Kitikmeot Region is an administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. It consists of the southern and eastern parts of Victoria Island with the adjacent part of the mainland as far as the Boothia Peninsula, together with King William Island and the southern portion of Prince of Wales Island...
, Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Other island groups in the vicinity include the Chapman Islands
Chapman Islands
The uninhabited Chapman Islands are members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. They are located in the Bathurst Inlet, just south of the Coronation Gulf. They lie south of the Wilmot Islands....
, Cheere Islands
Cheere Islands
The Cheere Islands are an island group located in Coronation Gulf, south of Victoria Island, west of the Kent Peninsula, in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. Other island groups in the vicinity include the Barry Islands, Breakwater Islands, Chapman Islands, Cockburn Islands, Piercey Islands,...
, Cockburn Islands
Cockburn Islands
The Cockburn Islands are an island group located in Coronation Gulf, south of Victoria Island, west of the Kent Peninsula, in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. Other island groups in the vicinity include the Breakwater Islands, Cheere Islands, Piercey Islands, Porden Islands, Stockport...
, Piercey Islands
Piercey Islands
The Piercey Islands are an island group located in Coronation Gulf, south of Victoria Island, west of the Kent Peninsula, in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada...
, Porden Islands
Porden Islands
The Porden Islands are members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. They are located in the Coronation Gulf, south of the Kent Peninsula....
, Stockport Islands
Stockport Islands
The uninhabited Stockport Islands are members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. They are located in Bathurst Inlet, east of Daniel Moore Bay, and south of Lewes Island....
, Triple Islands
Triple Islands
The uninhabited Triple Islands are an island group located in Bathurst Inlet, south of Victoria Island, west of the Kent Peninsula, in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. Other island groups in the vicinity include the Breakwater Islands, Chapman Islands, Cockburn Islands, Entry Islands, Piercey...
, and Wilmot Islands
Wilmot Islands
The Wilmot Islands are an island group located in the Coronation Gulf, south of Victoria Island, in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. Other island groups in the vicinity include the Breakwater Islands, Chapman Islands, Cockburn Islands, Entry Islands, Jameson Islands, Piercey Islands, Porden...
.