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Search. Search. Appearance. Donate; ... This is an incomplete list of islands of Canada. Arctic islands. Map of Canadian islands in the Arctic Ocean.
This is a list of Canadian islands as ordered by area. It includes all 50 islands with an area greater than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). The total area of these islands is 1,545,444 km 2 .
Lists of islands of Canada by province or territory (6 P) Pages in category "Lists of islands of Canada" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
This is a list of Canadian islands listed by population. Only natural islands with a population of more than 5,000 are listed. Only natural islands with a population of more than 5,000 are listed. Man-made islands, such as those created by canals are excluded.
Canadian sovereignty was originally (1870–80) only over island portions that drained into Foxe Basin, Hudson Bay and Hudson Strait. Canadian sovereignty over the islands was established by 1880 when Britain transferred them to Canada. [8] The District of Franklin – established in 1895 – comprised almost all of the archipelago. The ...
Devon Island is located between Ellesmere Island in the north, Cornwallis Island in the west, and Baffin Island in the south, separated by Lancaster Sound. Because of its relatively high elevation and its extreme northern latitude, Devon Island supports only a meagre population of muskox and small birds and mammals; the island does support ...
The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is composed of mainland Labrador and the large island of Newfoundland. The coast of both the island and the Labrador Peninsula are lined with islands of various magnitudes.
The islands, together 419,061 km 2 (161,800 sq mi) [2] in area, were renamed as a group after Elizabeth II on her coronation as Queen of Canada in 1953. The islands cover an area approximately the shape of a right triangle, bounded by the Nares Strait on the east, Parry Channel on the south and the Arctic Ocean to the north and west.