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Dorset Island

Feature
Polygon
Name Dorset Island
Toponymic Feature ID 0c744797849c20c33772b447273aef98
Key OAEOE
Status Official
Concise Term ISL-Island
Generic Term Island
Location
Province/Territory Nunavut
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 64° 12′ 0″ N, 76° 32′ 0″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 64.2, -76.533333
NTS Map Number 036C02
Relevance at Scale 1:250 000
Decision Date 1949-04-07
Source Nunavut-Department of Culture and Heritage
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