Hoved Island Explained

Hoved Island
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Native Name Link:Inuktitut
Location:Northern Canada
Coordinates:77.5333°N -94°W
Archipelago:Queen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Area Km2:158
Length Km:18
Width Km:16
Country:Canada
Country Admin Divisions Title:Territory
Country Admin Divisions:Nunavut
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Qikiqtaaluk Region
Population:Uninhabited

Hoved Island is part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The island is located between the Svendsen and Bjorne peninsulas, and within the Baumann Fiord of Ellesmere Island, considered part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, in the Arctic Archipelago.[1] It comprises an area of 158km2.[2]

Hoved Island was first charted and named (hoved, Norwegian for "main") by the second Norwegian expedition of the Fram (1898—1902) under Capt. Otto Sverdrup.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Late Wisconsinan buildup and wastage of the Innuitian Ice Sheet across southern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut . 2008-04-30 . England . J. H. . Atkinson, N. . Dyke, A. S. . Evans, D. J. A. . Zreda, M. . 2004 . Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences . 41 . 39–61 . 194498471 . 10.1139/e03-082 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050528000316/http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/rp/rppdf/e03-082.pdf . 2005-05-28 .
  2. Web site: Queen Elizabeth Islands . 2008-04-30 . 2008-03-19 . nrcan.gc.ca . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130122002132/http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/islands.html . 2013-01-22 .
  3. Web site: The Polarship Fram . 2008-04-30 . fram.nl.