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    Hovgaard Islands

    Part of Canadian Arctic

    The Hovgaard Islands are a Canadian Arctic island group in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut Territory. They were named after Andreas Hovgaard, a Polar explorer and officer of the Danish Navy who led an expedition to the Kara Sea on steamship Dijmphna in 1882–83.

    Hovgaard Islands

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    2 landforms

    Overview

    The Hovgaard Islands are a Canadian Arctic island group in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut Territory. They were named after Andreas Hovgaard, a Polar explorer and officer of the Danish Navy who led an expedition to the Kara Sea on steamship Dijmphna in 1882–83. The islands lie in the Rasmussen Basin, equal distance between Gjoa Haven, King William Island (20 km (12 mi) to the north), and Pechell Point, Adelaide Peninsula (20 km (12 mi)). The waters surrounding the islands are known amongst the Netsilik Inuit for an abundance of blubbery marine mammals.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands1
    • Islets0
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    1

    Minor islands

    1

    Also in the area

    28

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    • Unnamed island7 m · 6.1 km²
    • Unnamed island7 m · 1.6 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 1 ha
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.7 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m28 mAqitgian3 mAqitqiqtuun
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110Unnamed island: 6.1 km²Unnamed islandAqitgian: 1.6 km²AqitgianUnnamed island: 1.6 km²Unnamed islandAqitqiqtuun: 0.27 km²AqitqiqtuunUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Unnamed island6.1 km²
    Aqitgian Island1.6 km²
    Unnamed island1.6 km²
    Aqitqiqtuun Island0.27 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island1 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs