Local favourite island · Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut
Gandy Island
Gandy Island is an island in Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut.
Gandy Island: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this island: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Gandy Island
Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Gandy Island — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 70.17122, -91.46185. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Gandy Island
- Susanna Island · river spot · Kitikmeot Region · ~50 km · Must-see
- Pouncet Island · river spot · Kitikmeot Region · ~59 km · Must-see
- Kogaluktok Falls · waterfall · Kitikmeot Region · ~50 km
- Pearson Island · river spot · Kitikmeot Region · ~51 km
- Arviat Bay · beach · Kitikmeot Region · ~52 km
- Cape Kjer · beach · Kitikmeot Region · ~70 km
- Coutts Lindsay Island · river spot · Kitikmeot Region · ~2 km
- Cape Margaret · beach · Kitikmeot Region · ~3 km
- Victoria Harbour · beach · Kitikmeot Region · ~5 km
- Mundy Harbour · beach · Kitikmeot Region · ~11 km
- Eden Bay · beach · Kitikmeot Region · ~22 km
- Lax Harbour · beach · Kitikmeot Region · ~28 km
- Cape St. Catherine · beach · Kitikmeot Region · ~30 km
- Cape North Hendon · beach · Kitikmeot Region · ~31 km
- Mary Jones Bay · beach · Kitikmeot Region · ~31 km
- Lax Island · river spot · Kitikmeot Region · ~33 km
- Sheriff Harbour · beach · Kitikmeot Region · ~34 km
- Tununngasuarusiq Island · river spot · Kitikmeot Region · ~37 km
Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Gandy Island
- Susanna Island · river spot · Kitikmeot Region · ~50 km · Must-see
- Pouncet Island · river spot · Kitikmeot Region · ~59 km · Must-see
- Pearson Island · river spot · Kitikmeot Region · ~51 km
- Qikiqtarjuaraarjuk Island · river spot · Kitikmeot Region · ~84 km
- Qikiqtarjuaq Island · river spot · Kitikmeot Region · ~84 km
- Arbuthnot Island · river spot · Kitikmeot Region · ~95 km
- Halliq Island · river spot · Kitikmeot Region · ~127 km
- Qikiqtarjuaq Island · river spot · Kitikmeot Region · ~129 km
- Coutts Lindsay Island · river spot · Kitikmeot Region · ~2 km
- Lax Island · river spot · Kitikmeot Region · ~33 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Gandy Island?
September to February; boat services pause in floods. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Gandy Island?
Nearby: Susanna Island (river spot, 50 km), Pouncet Island (river spot, 59 km), Kogaluktok Falls (waterfall, 50 km), Pearson Island (river spot, 51 km), Arviat Bay (beach, 52 km), Cape Kjer (beach, 70 km).