King William Island
ᕿᑭᖅᑕᖅ King William Island / Île du Roi-Guillaume, Kral-Vilyam, Enez ar Roue Gwilherm
69°11′N 97°29′W
King William Island is an island in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, which is part of the Arctic Archipelago. 75 sq mi) making it the 60th-largest island in the world and Canada's 15th-largest island. Its population, as of the 2021 census, was 1,349, all of whom live in the island's only community, Gjoa Haven.
Terrain
69°11′N 97°29′W
Overview
King William Island is an island in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, which is part of the Arctic Archipelago. In area it is 13,174.63 km2 (5,086.75 sq mi) making it the 60th-largest island in the world and Canada's 15th-largest island. Its population, as of the 2021 census, was 1,349, all of whom live in the island's only community, Gjoa Haven. While searching for the Northwest Passage, a number of polar explorers visited, or spent their winters on, King William Island.
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Nearest islands
- Victoria Island554 km
- Devon Island766 km
- Southampton Island779 km
- Melville Island887 km
- Banks Island957 km
- Baffin Island1131 km
Also in Canadian Arctic
Baffin Island
513,828 km²▲ 2,147 m
Major islands
Victoria Island
220,247 km²▲ 647 m
Major islands
Ellesmere Island
198,444 km²▲ 2,616 m
Major islands
Banks Island
70,588 km²▲ 723 m
Minor islands
Devon Island
55,761 km²▲ 1,921 m
Minor islands
Southampton Island
43,330 km²▲ 609 m
Minor islands
Melville Island
42,536 km²▲ 766 m
Minor islands
Axel Heiberg Island
42,464 km²▲ 2,210 m
Minor islands
Photographs
King William Island, Canada
Base Camp for the 1989 King William Island Expedition
Nationalmuseet - National Museum of Denmark from Denmark / CC BY-SA 2.0
Franklin Summer Camp site 3.3 miles south of Cape Felix, King William Island
Bottle with Schwatka's Note found near Cape Felix, King William Island
Remains of the cairn containing Schwatka's note
Franklin Summer Camp site 3.3 miles south of Cape Felix, King William Island
Remains of the cairn at the Franklin Summer Camp site 3.3 miles south of Cape Felix, King William Island
Adolf Lindstrøm (1866-1939) med prøver av fisken på King William Island, høsten 1904.
Photo of Schwatka's Note left in a cairn near Cape Felix, King William Island
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- King William Island. Stephen J. Trafton / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Camp near Cape Felix, King William Island. Stephen Trafton / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Polarræv fanget i en rævesaks - Arctic fox caught in a fox trap (15143708418). Nationalmuseet - National Museum of Denmark from Denmark / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Wfm king william island. Unknown author / Public domain
- Franklin's Summer Camp site 3.3 miles south of Cape Felix, King William Island. Stephen Trafton / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bottle with Scwatka's note found in a cairn at Cape Felix, King William Island in 1989. Stephen Trafton / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cairn where Schwatka's note was found in 1989 at Cape Felix, King William Island. Stephen Trafton / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Franklin Summer camp. Stephen Trafton / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Remains of cairn at the Franklin Summer Camp site near Cape Felix, King William Island. Stephen Trafton / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men (1897) (14781076434). Internet Archive Book Images / No restrictions
- Adolf Lindstrøm med prøver av fisken på King William Island, 1904. Nasjonalbiblioteket from Norway / CC BY 2.0
- Schwatka note found at Cape Felix on King William Island 1989. Stephen Trafton / CC BY-SA 4.0