# Finlayson Islands

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Canadian archipelago

Finlayson Islands Finlayson Islands Show map of Nunavut Finlayson Islands Show map of Canada Geography Location Dease Strait Coordinates 69°4′59″N 105°58′0″W / 69.08306°N 105.96667°W / 69.08306; -105.96667 (Finlayson Islands) Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago Area 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi) Highest elevation 160 ft (49 m) Highest point Unnamed Administration Canada Territories Nunavut Region Kitikmeot Demographics Population uninhabited

The **Finlayson Islands** are a string of [Canadian arctic islands](/source/Canadian_arctic_islands) in [Nunavut](/source/Nunavut), Canada. The group lies in [Dease Strait](/source/Dease_Strait), approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) from Cape Alexander, south of [Victoria Island](/source/Victoria_Island_(Canada)) and north of the mainland's [Kent Peninsula](/source/Kent_Peninsula).[1] The community of [Cambridge Bay](/source/Cambridge_Bay) is approximately 23 mi (37 km) to the east.[2]

An early survey was made by Sir [Richard Collinson](/source/Richard_Collinson) on board the *[Enterprise](/source/HMS_Enterprise_(1848))* during his search for Sir [John Franklin](/source/John_Franklin)'s lost expedition. Collinson noted the islands to be a basalt ridge running south-southeast. The largest measures 2 sq mi (5.18 km2) long by .75 sq mi (1.94 km2) wide.[3]

Colonies of [Thayer's gull](/source/Thayer's_gull) and [glaucous gull](/source/Glaucous_gull) are located on one of the larger islands.[4]

## See also

- [List of islands of Canada](/source/List_of_islands_of_Canada)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Information on "Finlayson Islands""](http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/topo/map?mapsize=428%20380&lat=69.0833000003&long=-105.9667&mapxy=-423437.243024+2222638.5573&scale=5000000&feature_na=Finlayson+Islands&location1=62&unique_key=0c73e4b6849c20c32c84d2085bbdefb7&searchstring=lands&entity=ISL&layers=fapfeature+fapfeature%20north_arrow%20other_features%20million_grid%20t50k_grid%20grid_50k_3%20roads%20hydrography%20boundary%20builtup%20vegetation%20populated_places%20railway%20power_network%20manmade_features%20designated_areas%20water_features%20water_saturated_soils%20relief%20contours%20toponymy%20contour%20nodata_ntdb_50k&urlappend=%26unique_key%3D0c73e4b6849c20c32c84d2085bbdefb7%26map.layer%5Btextzoom03%5D%3DFEATURE+POINTS+-423265.915447+2223635.02857+END+TEXT+%22Finlayson%2BIslands%22+END%26map.layer%5Btextzoom46%5D%3DFEATURE+POINTS+-423265.915447+2223635.02857+END+TEXT+%22Finlayson%2BIslands%22+END%26map.layer%5Bpolygonresultzoom0%5D%3DDATA+fap_islands%26map.layer%5Bpolygonresultzoom1%5D%3DDATA+fap_islands%26map.layer%5Bpolygonresultzoom2%5D%3DDATA+fap_islands%26map.layer%5Bpolygonresultzoom0outline%5D%3DDATA+fap_islands%26map.layer%5Bpolygonresultzoom1outline%5D%3DDATA+fap_islands%26map.layer%5Bpolygonresultzoom2outline%5D%3DDATA+fap_islands%26map.layer%5Barrowzoom03%5D%3DFEATURE+POINTS+-423265.915447+2223635.02857+END+END). Atlas of Canada. Retrieved 26 May 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Northwest Passage Expedition"](http://www.northabout.com/nwp/NWP11-12.htm). northabout.com. Retrieved 26 May 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Collinson, Richard; Collinson, T.B. (1889). [*Journal of H.M.S. Enterprise, on the expedition in search of Sir John Franklin's ships by Behring Strait, 1850–55*](https://archive.org/details/journalhmsenter00collgoog). London: Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. pp. [286](https://archive.org/details/journalhmsenter00collgoog/page/n319)–288. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [22079420](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/22079420).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wilson_4-0)** Sutton, George M.; Parmelee, David F. (1978). ["On Maturation of Thayer's Gull"](http://sora.unm.edu/node/129555). *The Wilson Bulletin*. **90** (4): 479–491.

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