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South Tweedsmuir Island
South
Tweedsmuir
Island
is one of the
Canadian arctic islands
located in
Foxe Basin
, off the southwest coast of
Baffin Island
, in the
Qikiqtaaluk Region
of
Nunavut, Canada
.
Foley Island
is to
the north
,
North Tweedsmuir Island
is to the northwest,
Prince Charles Island
is to
the west
, and
Air Force Island
is to
the south
.
South Tweedsmuir Island is
uninhabited
and its temperatures are extremely
cold
. It measures in
area
.
The island
is named after
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir
who served as
Governor General of Canada
.