Graham Island (Nunavut) Explained

Graham Island
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Native Name Link:Inuktitut
Location:Norwegian Bay
Archipelago:Queen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Area Km2:1378
Length Km:55
Width Km:40
Country:Canada
Country Admin Divisions Title:Nunavut
Country Admin Divisions:Nunavut
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Region
Country Admin Divisions 1:Qikiqtaaluk
Population:Uninhabited

Graham Island is an uninhabited island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. A member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and Arctic Archipelago, it is located in Norwegian Bay off the coast of Ellesmere Island. Located at 77°25'N 90°30'W it has an area of 1378km2, 55km (34miles) long and 40km (30miles) wide.[1] It was named in 1910.

Variation

There is a second, much smaller (about 2.0 × 0.5 km), Graham Island, also in Nunavut, off Boothia Peninsula. It was named in 1966.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Atlas of Canada - Sea Islands . Natural Resources Canada . 2011-05-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100702145716/http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/auth/english/learningresources/facts/islands.html . 2010-07-02 .