Geography | |
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Location | Northern Canada |
Coordinates | 77°13′N95°53′W / 77.217°N 95.883°W |
Archipelago | Queen Elizabeth Islands Arctic Archipelago |
Area | 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
Highest point | Milne Peak |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Territory | Nunavut |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Exmouth Island is one of six islands in the Norwegian Bay west of Ellesmere Island, Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Arctic Archipelago. [1]
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Bathurst Island is one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in Nunavut, Canada. It is a member of the Arctic Archipelago. An uninhabited island, the area is estimated at 16,042 km2 (6,194 sq mi), 185 to 188 km long and from 101 km (63 mi) to 116 km (72 mi) to 149.5 km (92.9 mi) wide, making it Canada's 13th largest island. It is located between Devon Island and Cornwallis Island in the east, and Melville Island in the west. Four small islands of Cameron, Vanier, Massey and Alexander lie in its northwest.
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King Christian Island is an uninhabited member of the Arctic Archipelago in the Sverdrup Islands, a part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands archipelago, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It lies in the Arctic Ocean, 13.5 km (8.4 mi) from the southwestern coast of Ellef Ringnes Island, separated by the Danish Strait.
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