Herschel Island (Inuit: Qikiqtaruk) is an island in the Beaufort Sea (part of the Arctic Ocean), which lies 5 km (3.1 mi) off the coast of the Yukon Territory in Canada, of which it is administratively a part. It is the Yukon's northernmost point.
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