Edgell Island


Edgell Island is one of Baffin Island's small offshore islands, located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. It lies in Davis Strait, near the entrance into Frobisher Bay. Graves Strait, about long and wide, separates it from Resolution Island. Edgell Island has an area of and a perimeter of. Black Bluff is a headland at the north end and is the only named feature on the island.
The island is named after Capt. Edgell who is also notable for his 1801 survey of Pacquet, Newfoundland and Labrador.