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    Ellef Ringnes Island

    Isla Ellef Ringnes, Île Ellef Ringnes

    78°35′N 101°29′W

    Ellef Ringnes Island is an uninhabited island and one of the Sverdrup Islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. A member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and Arctic Archipelago, it is located in the Arctic Ocean, east of Borden Island, and west of Amund Ringnes Island.

    Satellite image of Ellef Ringnes Island
    Satellite image of Ellef Ringnes Island

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    Terrain

    78°35′N 101°29′W

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    Overview

    Ellef Ringnes Island is an uninhabited island and one of the Sverdrup Islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. A member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and Arctic Archipelago, it is located in the Arctic Ocean, east of Borden Island, and west of Amund Ringnes Island. It has an area of 11,350.45 km2 (4,382.43 sq mi), making it the 68th largest island in the world (slightly larger than Jamaica, the 71st largest) and Canada's 16th largest island. Its highest mount is 260 m (850 ft). The island was named by Otto Sverdrup for Oslo brewer Ellef Ringnes, one of the sponsors of his expedition. It was first sighted by Europeans in 1901 by one of Sverdrup's men. The island was then claimed by Norway from 1902 until the claim was relinquished in favour of Canada in 1930.

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    Also in Sverdrup Islands

    Also in Queen Elizabeth Islands

    Also in Canadian Arctic

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

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