Geography of Nunavut
The Canadian territory of Nunavut lies mainly in the North American Arctic and covers about 1,994,071 km2 (769,915 sq mi) (1,836,994 km2 [709,267 sq mi] land and 157,077 km2 [60,648 sq mi] water) of land and water including part of the mainland, most of the islands in the Arctic Archipelago, and all of the islands in Hudson Bay, James Bay, and Ungava Bay (including the Belcher Islands and Akimiski Island) which belonged to the Northwest Territories before Nunavut was split from them on 1 April 1999. This makes it the fifth largest country subdivision in the world.