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    Queen Elizabeth Islands

    The Queen Elizabeth Islands (French: Îles de la Reine-Élisabeth) are the northernmost cluster of islands in Canada's Arctic Archipelago, split between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories in Northern Canada.

    Queen Elizabeth Islands

    Jeff Schmaltz MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC / Public domain

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    Overview

    The Queen Elizabeth Islands (French: Îles de la Reine-Élisabeth) are the northernmost cluster of islands in Canada's Arctic Archipelago, split between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories in Northern Canada. The Queen Elizabeth Islands contain approximately 14% of the global glacier and ice cap area (excluding the inland and shelf ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica). The southern islands are called the Parry Islands or Parry Archipelago.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands99
    • Islets67
    • Rocks & skerries16

    Major islands

    3
    • Ellesmere Island

      Ellesmere Island

      Area
      198,444 km²
      High point
      2,616 m

      Ellesmere Island is Canada's northernmost and third largest island, and the tenth largest in the world. It comprises an area of 197,790.33 km2 (76,367.27 sq mi), slightly smaller than Great Britain, and the total length of the island is 830 km (520 mi).

    • Melville Island

      Melville Island

      Area
      42,536 km²
      High point
      766 m

      Melville Island is an uninhabited member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands of the Arctic Archipelago. With an area of 42,330.26 km2 (16,343.80 sq mi), it is the 33rd largest island in the world and Canada's eighth largest island.

    • Axel Heiberg Island

      Axel Heiberg Island

      Area
      42,464 km²
      High point
      2,210 m

      Axel Heiberg Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Located in the Arctic Ocean, it is the 34th largest island in the world and Canada's ninth largest island. 23 sq mi). It is named after Axel Heiberg.

    Minor islands

    99

    Islets

    67
    • Unnamed island0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island20 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island17 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island0.03 km²

    Rocks & skerries

    16
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    Comparative heights

    Sea level1,000 m2,000 m3,000 m2,616 mEllesmere2,210 mAxel Heiberg888 mCoburg836 mUlvingen766 mMelville594 mBellot586 mNorth Kent563 mStor548 mKrueger545 mMiller543 mPim438 mWard Hunt379 mHoved361 mCornwall
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11101001,00010,000100,0001,000,000Ellesmere: 198,444 km²EllesmereMelville: 42,536 km²MelvilleAxel Heiberg: 42,464 km²Axel HeibergPrince Patrick: 15,891 km²Prince PatrickEllef Ringnes: 11,360 km²Ellef RingnesCornwallis: 7,097 km²CornwallisAmund Ringnes: 5,306 km²Amund RingnesMackenzie King: 5,092 km²Mackenzie KingBorden: 2,736 km²BordenCornwall: 2,274 km²CornwallEglinton: 1,548 km²EglintonGraham: 1,379 km²GrahamLougheed: 1,324 km²LougheedByam Martin: 1,167 km²Byam MartinÎle Vanier: 1,127 km²Île VanierCameron: 1,061 km²CameronMeighen: 932 km²MeighenBrock: 761 km²BrockKing Christian: 654 km²King ChristianNorth Kent: 591 km²North KentEmerald: 550 km²EmeraldAlexander: 490 km²AlexanderMassey: 435 km²MasseyLittle Cornwallis: 411 km²Little CornwallisCoburg: 336 km²CoburgHelena: 331 km²HelenaStor: 315 km²StorBaillie-Hamilton: 290 km²Baillie-HamiltonGriffith: 192 km²GriffithLowther: 145 km²LowtherBuckingham: 136 km²BuckinghamThor: 121 km²ThorHoved: 118 km²HovedUlvingen: 83.3 km²UlvingenPim: 82.6 km²PimEdmund Walker: 81.9 km²Edmund WalkerHaig-Thomas: 64 km²Haig-ThomasTable: 60.5 km²TableÎle Marc: 57.8 km²Île MarcWard Hunt: 51.1 km²Ward Hunt
    km², log scale. 1 without a known area.
    Ellesmere Island198,444 km²
    Melville Island42,536 km²
    Axel Heiberg Island42,464 km²
    Prince Patrick Island15,891 km²
    Ellef Ringnes Island11,360 km²
    Cornwallis Island7,097 km²
    Amund Ringnes Island5,306 km²
    Mackenzie King Island5,092 km²
    Borden Island2,736 km²
    Cornwall Island2,274 km²
    Eglinton Island1,548 km²
    Graham Island1,379 km²
    Lougheed Island1,324 km²
    Byam Martin Island1,167 km²
    Île Vanier1,127 km²
    Cameron Island1,061 km²
    Meighen Island932 km²
    Brock Island761 km²
    King Christian Island654 km²
    North Kent Island591 km²
    Emerald Isle550 km²
    Alexander Island490 km²
    Massey Island435 km²
    Little Cornwallis Island411 km²
    Coburg Island336 km²
    Helena Island331 km²
    Stor Island315 km²
    Baillie-Hamilton Island290 km²
    Griffith Island192 km²
    Lowther Island145 km²
    Buckingham Island136 km²
    Thor Island121 km²
    Hoved Island118 km²
    Ulvingen Island83.3 km²
    Pim Island82.6 km²
    Edmund Walker Island81.9 km²
    Haig-Thomas Island64 km²
    Table Island60.5 km²
    Île Marc57.8 km²
    Ward Hunt Island51.1 km²
    Dundas Island50.9 km²
    Crescent Island40.1 km²
    Fitzwilliam Owen Island33.6 km²
    Krueger Island30 km²
    Spit Island20.4 km²
    Truro Island19.7 km²
    Miller Island19 km²
    Eight Bears Island18.1 km²
    Bellot Island15.2 km²
    Princess Royal Island12 km²
    Pioneer Island11.1 km²
    Margaret Island9.6 km²
    Hyde Parker Island8 km²
    Ekins Island7.3 km²
    Grosvenor Island7 km²
    John Barrow Island7 km²
    Exmouth Island6.9 km²
    Fairholme Island6.8 km²
    Kalivik Island5.3 km²
    Patterson Island4.8 km²
    Beechey Island4.6 km²
    Browne Island4.4 km²
    Houston Stewart Island4.3 km²
    Norman Lockyer Island4 km²
    Unnamed island3.3 km²
    Hat Island2.2 km²
    Nookap Island1.9 km²
    Seymour Island1.7 km²
    Stupart Island1.6 km²
    Unnamed island1.5 km²
    Depot Island1.5 km²
    Unnamed island1.4 km²
    Skraeling Island1.4 km²
    Clark Island1.3 km²
    Des Voeux Island0.85 km²
    Thomas Work Island0.8 km²
    Sukause Island0.7 km²
    Unnamed island0.64 km²
    Hornby Island0.62 km²
    Unnamed island0.61 km²
    Unnamed island0.58 km²
    Unnamed island0.54 km²
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    Unnamed island0.47 km²
    Unnamed island0.44 km²
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    Unnamed island0.37 km²
    Unnamed island0.36 km²
    Emikutailaq Island0.33 km²
    Unnamed island0.32 km²
    Thomas Honey Island0.28 km²
    Cocked Hat Island0.27 km²
    Unnamed island0.26 km²
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    Unnamed island0.24 km²
    Unnamed island0.23 km²
    Unnamed island0.18 km²
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    Groups within

    4

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

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

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