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Meighen Island

Feature
Polygon
Name Meighen Island
Toponymic Feature ID 0c71e3ee849c20c36137f14bf10328a8
Key OAKRW
Status Official
Concise Term ISL-Island
Generic Term Island
Location
Province/Territory Nunavut
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 79° 55′ 0″ N, 99° 30′ 0″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 79.916667, -99.5
NTS Map Number 069H13
Relevance at Scale 1:5 000 000
Decision Date 1921-12-31
Source Nunavut-Department of Culture and Heritage
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