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Island in Nunavut, Canada

John Barrow Island
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Geography
LocationNorthern Canada
Coordinates76°36′N 097°09′W / 76.600°N 97.150°W / 76.600; -97.150 (John Barrow Island)
ArchipelagoQueen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

John Barrow Island is a member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. It is an elongated island located midway in the Penny Strait between Bathurst Island and Devon Island.

It is named in honour of Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet, Permanent Secretary to British prime minister Lord (Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey).

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Queen Elizabeth Islands, Nunavut and Northwest Territories, Canada
Ellesmere Island
Parry Islands
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minor
Sverdrup Islands
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Arctic Cordillera of Canada
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Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region
 
Belcher Islands
Islands of Cumberland Sound
Islands of Davis Strait
Islands of Foxe Basin
Islands of Frobisher Bay
Islands of the Gulf of Boothia
Islands of Hudson Bay
Islands of Hudson Strait
Islands of James Bay
Islands of the Labrador Sea
Queen Elizabeth Islands
Ellesmere Island
Parry Islands
Sverdrup Islands
Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region
See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region.


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