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Somerset Island

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noun

  1. an island in the Arctic Ocean in Nunavut, Canada, NW of Baffin Island. 9,594 sq. mi. (24,848 sq. km).


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This lies at the extreme northerly point of North America's mainland, 2,000 miles directly above Minneapolis, and separates Boothia Peninsula from Somerset Island.

From Time Magazine Archive

The passage led to the lee of North Somerset Island, and a towering headland of basalt protected the ship from the fury of the south wind.

From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry

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