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Archipelago

    Meighen Island

    Isla Meighen

    79°56′N 99°05′W

    Meighen Island is an uninhabited member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, part of the Arctic Archipelago, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.

    The finished camp, triangular tent, three men, snowshoes, probably north of Melville Island, N.W.T. (Nunavut).
    The finished camp, triangular tent, three men, snowshoes, probably north of Melville Island, N.W.T. (Nunavut).

    Vilhjalmur Stefansson / CC BY-SA 4.0

    Terrain

    79°56′N 99°05′W

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    Overview

    Meighen Island is an uninhabited member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, part of the Arctic Archipelago, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Located at 79°59′N 099°30′W, it measures 955 square kilometres (369 sq mi) in size and is topped with an ice cap. The island is permanently icebound, and its northwestern coast faces onto the Arctic Ocean.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Sverdrup Islands

    Also in Queen Elizabeth Islands

    Also in Canadian Arctic

    Sources

    Facts

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

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