List of islands in the Queen Elizabeth Islands
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This is a list of the islands that are named in the Queen Elizabeth Islands. They are divided into two major island groups: the Parry Islands and the Sverdrup Islands.[1] The total area of the Queen Elizabeth Islands is about 419,000 square kilometres.
List of islands
Island | Sub- group | Territory | Peak | Height m | Height ft | Area km2 | Area sq mi | Rank Canada | Rank world | Coordinates |
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Alexander[2] | Parry | NU | average elevation | 60–180 | 200–590 | 484 | 187 | 66 | 75°52′N 102°37′W / 75.867°N 102.617°W / 75.867; -102.617 (Alexander Island) | |
Amund Ringnes[3] | Sverdrup | NU | ridge | 265 | 869 | 5,255 | 2,029 | 25 | 111 | 77°53′N 095°30′W / 77.883°N 95.500°W / 77.883; -95.500 (Amund Ringnes Island) |
Axel Heiberg[4] | Sverdrup | NU | Outlook Peak | 2,210 | 7,250 | 43,178 | 16,671 | 7 | 32 | 79°26′N 090°46′W / 79.433°N 90.767°W / 79.433; -90.767 (Axel Heiberg Island) |
Baillie-Hamilton[5] | Parry | NU | 200 | 660 | 290 | 110 | 91 | 75°53′N 094°35′W / 75.883°N 94.583°W / 75.883; -94.583 (Baillie-Hamilton Island) | ||
Bathurst[6] | Parry | NU | Stokes Mountain | 412 | 1,352 | 16,042 | 6,194 | 13 | 54 | 75°46′N 099°47′W / 75.767°N 99.783°W / 75.767; -99.783 (Bathurst Island) |
Borden[7] | Parry | NU/NT | 150 | 490 | 2,794 | 1,079 | 30 | 170 | 78°33′N 111°10′W / 78.550°N 111.167°W / 78.550; -111.167 (Borden Island) | |
Brock[8] | Parry | NT | 67 | 220 | 764 | 295 | 58 | 383 | 77°51′N 114°27′W / 77.850°N 114.450°W / 77.850; -114.450 (Brock Island) | |
Buckingham[9] | Parry | NU | Mount Windsor | 150 | 490 | 137 | 53 | 137 | 77°12′N 091°00′W / 77.200°N 91.000°W / 77.200; -91.000 (Buckingham Island) | |
Byam Martin[10] | Parry | NU | 153 | 502 | 1,150 | 440 | 42 | 294 | 75°12′N 104°17′W / 75.200°N 104.283°W / 75.200; -104.283 (Byam Martin Island) | |
Cameron[11] | Parry | NU | Mount Wilmot | 1,059 | 409 | 46 | 312 | 77°48′N 101°51′W / 77.800°N 101.850°W / 77.800; -101.850 (Cameron Island) | ||
Coburg[12] | Parry | NU | 800 | 2,600 | 411 | 159 | 83 | 75°57′N 079°18′W / 75.950°N 79.300°W / 75.950; -79.300 (Coburg Island) | ||
Cornwall[13] | Sverdrup | NU | McLeod Peak | 400 | 1,300 | 2,358 | 910 | 31 | 184 | 77°37′N 094°52′W / 77.617°N 94.867°W / 77.617; -94.867 (Cornwall Island) |
Cornwallis[14] | Parry | NU | 343 | 1,125 | 6,995 | 2,701 | 21 | 96 | 75°05′N 095°00′W / 75.083°N 95.000°W / 75.083; -95.000 (Cornwallis Island) | |
Devon[15] | Parry | NU | Devon Ice Cap | 1,920 | 6,300 | 55,247 | 21,331 | 6 | 27 | 75°08′N 087°51′W / 75.133°N 87.850°W / 75.133; -87.850 (Devon Island) |
Eglinton[16] | Parry | NT | 200 | 660 | 1,541 | 595 | 36 | 249 | 75°46′N 118°27′W / 75.767°N 118.450°W / 75.767; -118.450 (Eglinton Island) | |
Ellef Ringnes[17] | Sverdrup | NU | Isachsen Dome | 260 | 850 | 11,295 | 4,361 | 16 | 69 | 78°37′N 101°56′W / 78.617°N 101.933°W / 78.617; -101.933 (Ellef Ringnes Island) |
Ellesmere[18] | NU | Barbeau Peak | 2,616 | 8,583 | 196,236 | 75,767 | 3 | 10 | 80°10′N 079°05′W / 80.167°N 79.083°W / 80.167; -79.083 (Ellesmere Island) | |
Emerald Isle[19] | Parry | NT | 150 | 490 | 549 | 212 | 63 | 466 | 76°48′N 114°07′W / 76.800°N 114.117°W / 76.800; -114.117 (Emerald Isle) | |
Graham[20] | Sverdrup | NU | 175 | 574 | 1,378 | 532 | 38 | 265 | 77°26′N 090°30′W / 77.433°N 90.500°W / 77.433; -90.500 (Graham Island) | |
Griffith[21] | Parry | NU | 189 | 73 | 110 | 74°35′N 095°30′W / 74.583°N 95.500°W / 74.583; -95.500 (Griffith Island) | ||||
Helena[22] | Parry | NU | average in southern hills | 220 | 720 | 327 | 126 | 85 | 76°40′N 101°00′W / 76.667°N 101.000°W / 76.667; -101.000 (Helena Island) | |
Hoved[23] | Parry | NU | 158 | 61 | 125 | 77°32′N 085°09′W / 77.533°N 85.150°W / 77.533; -85.150 (Hoved Island) | ||||
Île Vanier[24] | Parry | NU | 200 | 660 | 1,126 | 435 | 44 | 298 | 76°10′N 103°15′W / 76.167°N 103.250°W / 76.167; -103.250 (Île Vanier) | |
King Christian[25] | Sverdrup | NU | King Christian Mountain | 165 | 541 | 645 | 249 | 60 | 420 | 77°45′N 102°00′W / 77.750°N 102.000°W / 77.750; -102.000 (King Christian Island) |
Little Cornwallis[26] | Parry | NU | 412 | 159 | 75 | 75°30′N 096°30′W / 75.500°N 96.500°W / 75.500; -96.500 (Little Cornwallis Island) | ||||
Lougheed[27] | Parry | NU | 60–110 | 200–360 | 1,308 | 505 | 41 | 273 | 77°24′N 105°15′W / 77.400°N 105.250°W / 77.400; -105.250 (Lougheed Island) | |
Lowther[28] | Parry | NU | raised beach | 106.5 | 349 | 145 | 56 | 133 | 74°33′N 097°30′W / 74.550°N 97.500°W / 74.550; -97.500 (Lowther Island) | |
Mackenzie King[29] | Parry | NU/NT | Castel Butte | 300 | 980 | 5,048 | 1,949 | 26 | 115 | 77°43′N 111°57′W / 77.717°N 111.950°W / 77.717; -111.950 (Mackenzie King Island) |
Massey[30] | Parry | NU | 210 | 690 | 432 | 167 | 71 | 75°59′N 102°58′W / 75.983°N 102.967°W / 75.983; -102.967 (Massey Island) | ||
Meighen[31] | Sverdrup | NU | 260 | 850 | 955 | 369 | 50 | 337 | 79°59′N 099°30′W / 79.983°N 99.500°W / 79.983; -99.500 (Meighen Island) | |
Melville[32] | Parry | NU/NT | 776 | 2,546 | 42,149 | 16,274 | 8 | 33 | 75°30′N 111°30′W / 75.500°N 111.500°W / 75.500; -111.500 (Melville Island) | |
North Kent[33] | Parry | NU | 600 | 2,000 | 590 | 230 | 62 | 453 | 76°40′N 090°15′W / 76.667°N 90.250°W / 76.667; -90.250 (North Kent Island) | |
Pim | Sverdrup | NU | 83 | 32 | 78°44′N 074°25′W / 78.733°N 74.417°W / 78.733; -74.417 (Pim Island) | |||||
Prince Patrick[34] | Parry | NT | 279 | 915 | 15,848 | 6,119 | 14 | 55 | 76°45′N 119°30′W / 76.750°N 119.500°W / 76.750; -119.500 (Prince Patrick Island) | |
Stor[35] | Sverdrup | NU | 500 | 1,600 | 313 | 121 | 87 | 78°59′N 085°50′W / 78.983°N 85.833°W / 78.983; -85.833 (Stor Island) | ||
Ulvingen | Sverdrup | NU | 87 | 34 | 78°18′N 088°35′W / 78.300°N 88.583°W / 78.300; -88.583 (Ulvingen Island) | |||||
Ward Hunt | Sverdrup | NU | Walker Hill[36] | 439 | 1,440 | 13.9 | 5.4 | 83°04′N 074°08′W / 83.067°N 74.133°W / 83.067; -74.133 (Ward Hunt Island) | ||
Queen Elizabeth | NU/NT | Barbeau Peak | 2,616 | 8,583 | ... | ... | 78°05′N 095°10′W / 78.083°N 95.167°W / 78.083; -95.167 (Queen Elizabeth Islands) |
See also
References
- ^ The Queen Elizabeth Islands. infoplease. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ "Alexander Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-23. at oceandots.com
- ^ "Amund Ringnes Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2008-05-28. at oceandots.com
- ^ "Axel Heiberg Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-23. at oceandots.com
- ^ "Baillie-Hamilton Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2008-05-06. at oceandots.com
- ^ Bathurst Island at Bivouac.com
- ^ "Borden Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-23. at oceandots.com
- ^ "Brock Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-23. at oceandots.com
- ^ Buckingham Island at the Atlas of Canada [dead link]
- ^ "Byam Martin Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-03-14. at oceandots.com
- ^ "Cameron Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-17. at oceandots.com
- ^ "Coburg Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2008-06-04. at oceandots.com
- ^ "Cornwall Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-17. at oceandots.com
- ^ "Cornwallis Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-17. at oceandots.com
- ^ "Devon Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2008-06-26. at oceandots.com
- ^ "Eglinton Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-17. at oceandots.com
- ^ "Ellef Ringnes Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-17. at oceandots.com
- ^ "Ellesmere Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-01-15. at oceandots.com
- ^ "Emerald Isle". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) at oceandots.com - ^ "Graham Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2008-04-10. at oceandots.com
- ^ Griffith Island at the Atlas of Canada [dead link]
- ^ "Helena Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) at oceandots.com - ^ Hoved Island at the Atlas of Canada [dead link]
- ^ "Île Vanier". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) at oceandots.com - ^ "King Christian Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) at oceandots.com - ^ "Little Cornwallis Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) at oceandots.com - ^ "Lougheed Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) at oceandots.com - ^ Lowther Island at the Atlas of Canada [dead link]
- ^ "Mackenzie King Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) at oceandots.com - ^ "Massey Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) at oceandots.com - ^ Meighen Island at arctic.uoguelph.ca
- ^ "Melville Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) at oceandots.com - ^ "North Kent Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) at oceandots.com - ^ Prince Patrick Island at peakbagger.com
- ^ "Stor Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2008-04-13. at oceandots.com
- ^ "The Bachmann Map of Ward Hunt Island". Robert Bachmann. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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