O'Reilly Island

Canada / Nunavut / Oqsuqtooq /
 island, uninhabited island
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The island and especially the islet to the northwest was extensively used by the Thule and later Inuit peoples to hunt seal and caribou.
The wreck of HMS Erebus from Franklin's lost expedition was discovered just west of O'Reilly Island in Queen Maud Gulf, in September 2014.
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Coordinates:   68°2'15"N   98°58'53"W
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