Mansel Island
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| Mansel Island Native name: Pujjunaq (in Inuktitut) |
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 Mansel Island, Nunavu |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Northern Canada |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Archipelago | Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 3,180 km² (1,230 sq mi)
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 Canada |
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| Territory |  Nunavut |
| Largest city | Iqaluit (6,184) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Indigenous people | Inuit |
Mansel Island (Pujjunaq in Inuktitut) is an island located in Hudson Bay, off the Ungava Peninsula of Quebec. At 3,180 km² (1,228 square miles) in size, it is the 159th largest island in the world, and Canada's 28th largest island. The island is part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The island is home to a reindeer reserve.
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- Aylsworth, J. M., and W. Shilts. Surficial Geology of Coats and Mansel Islands, Northwest Territories. [Ottawa]: Energy, Mines, and Resources Canada, 1991. ISBN 0660137453
- Furnell, D. J. Summer Polar Bear Tagging on Mansel Island, N.W.T. [Yellowknife]: N.W.T. Wildlife Service, Govt. of the Northwest Territories, 1979.
- Polunin, Nicholas. Additions to the Floras of Southampton and Mansel Islands, Hudson Bay. Contributions of The Gray Herbarium, Harvard University, No.165. 1947.
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