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North Tweedsmuir Island
North
Tweedsmuir
Island
is one of the
Canadian arctic islands
located in
Foxe Basin
, separated from the
southwest
coast of
Baffin Island
by
Clarke Sound
. It is part of the
Qikiqtaaluk Region
of
Nunavut, Canada
.
Foley Island
is to
the west
and
South Tweedsmuir Island
is to
the south
.
North Tweedsmuir Island is
uninhabited
and its temperatures are extremely
cold
.
The island
is named after
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir
.