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Augustus Island
Augustus
Island
is one of the many
uninhabited
Canadian Arctic islands
in the
Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
. It is a
Baffin Island
offshore island located in inner
Frobisher Bay
.
The island
lies
at the head of
Ward Inlet
, between
Becher Peninsula
and
Hall Peninsula
.
Bruce Island
is located at the
mouth
of the
inlet
. Other islands in
the immediate
vicinity include
Algerine Island
,
Frobisher's Farthest
,
McBride Island
, and
Pichit Island
.
The island was named by American
Arctic explorer
Charles Francis Hall
.