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The Arctic Archipelago, also known as the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, is an archipelago lying to the north of the Canadian continental mainland, excluding Greenland (an autonomous territory of Denmark) and Iceland (an independent country).
The Arctic Archipelago consists of 36,563 islands; those having articles are included here. Subcategories This category has the following 19 subcategories, out of 19 total.
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.
Ellesmere has the highest and longest mountain ranges in eastern North America and is the most mountainous island in the Arctic Archipelago. It has over half of the archipelago's ice cover, with ice caps and glaciers across 40% of its surface. Its extensive coastline includes some of the world's longest fiords. [2]: 7–9
Map of Canadian islands in the Arctic Ocean. ... The Parry Islands, an archipelago of the northern Queen Elizabeth Islands, include: [1] Bathurst Island;
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Cornwallis Island is one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, part of the Arctic Archipelago, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic.It lies to the west of Devon Island, the largest uninhabited island in the world, and at its greatest length is about 113 km (70 mi).
Bathurst Island is one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in Nunavut, Canada.It is a member of the Arctic Archipelago.An uninhabited island, the area is estimated at 16,042 km 2 (6,194 sq mi), [1] 185 to 188 km (115 to 117 mi) long and from 101 km (63 mi) to 116 km (72 mi) to 149.5 km (92.9 mi) wide, making it Canada's 13th largest island.