Qikiqtaaluk (ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ) formerly Sillem Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is the second largest (after Bylot Island) of the several hundred islands and islets that are located in Baffin Bay, immediately off the northern coast of Baffin Island. It is defined by Clark and Gibbs Fiords, which join at its northern end to form Scott Inlet. Further north lies Pilattuaq.

Geography

Qikiqtaaluk has an area of 482 km2. The highest peak of the island reaches 1590 m.

Popular culture

Qikiqtaaluk was the location for the fictional Barbeau Observatory in the film The Midnight Sky.