 Loks Land, Nunavut (red circle at right edge) | |
  Loks Land  Loks Land | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Frobisher Bay |
| Coordinates | 62°26′N64°38′W / 62.433°N 64.633°W /62.433; -64.633 (Loks Land Island)[1] |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 419 km2 (162 sq mi) |
| Coastline | 206 km (128 mi) |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Loks Land is an uninhabited island in theArctic Archipelago inNunavut, Canada. It is located off the eastern tip ofBaffin Island'sBlunt Peninsula, close to the mouth ofFrobisher Bay. It has an area of 419 km2 (162 sq mi) and a coastline of 206 km. The localInuktitut name for the island isTakuligjuaq.
Loks Land was the site of one of the stations in theDistant Early Warning Line radar defence network, and had the code number BAF-4A.
The island was visited byMartin Frobisher and is named forMichael Lok, a London financier who was one of the patrons of Frobisher's Arctic expeditions of the 1570s. Frobisher's first expedition found ore which was purported to contain gold, leading to a second and third expedition which failed to find any of the precious metal. These later speculative ventures almost bankrupted Lok.
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