List of islands of Canada

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This is an incomplete list of islands of Canada.

Arctic islands

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Map of Canadian islands in the Arctic Ocean

Islands and island groups in the Arctic Archipelago include (all islands in Nunavut unless noted):

Contents

Queen Elizabeth Islands

The Queen Elizabeth Islands consist of:

Sverdrup Islands

The Sverdrup Islands, an archipelago of the northern Queen Elizabeth Islands, include:

Parry Islands

The Parry Islands, an archipelago of the northern Queen Elizabeth Islands, include: [1]

Belcher Islands

The Belcher Islands consist of:

Other Arctic islands

  1. 1 2 3 4 Divided between the Northwest Territories and Nunavut
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Located in the Northwest Territories
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Inhabited

Newfoundland and Labrador

Nova Scotia

Prince Edward Island

New Brunswick

Quebec

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Map of the Hochelaga Archipelago

Ontario

Manitoba

Saskatchewan

Alberta

British Columbia

British Columbia has a number of groups of islands falling within the following geographic areas:

Additional notes

Canada has at times made motions historically to annex Turks and Caicos, see Proposed Canadian annexation of the Turks and Caicos Islands. However, it became autonomous territory of the United Kingdom. [2]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Parry Islands". The Canadian Encyclopedia . Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Turks and Caicos Islands". The World Factbook . Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
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