List of islands of Canada explained
See also: List of Canadian islands by area and List of Canadian islands by population. This is an incomplete list of islands of Canada.
Arctic islands
Islands and island groups in the Arctic Archipelago include (all islands in Nunavut unless noted):
Queen Elizabeth Islands
The Queen Elizabeth Islands consist of:
Sverdrup Islands
The Sverdrup Islands, an archipelago of the northern Queen Elizabeth Islands, include:
Parry Islands
The Parry Islands, an archipelago of the northern Queen Elizabeth Islands, include:[1]
Belcher Islands
The Belcher Islands consist of:
Other Arctic islands
Newfoundland and Labrador
See main article: List of islands of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
See main article: List of islands of Prince Edward Island.
New Brunswick
See main article: List of islands of New Brunswick.
Quebec
Ontario
See main article: List of islands of Ontario.
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
See main article: List of islands of British Columbia.
British Columbia has a number of groups of islands falling within the following geographic areas:
- South Coast, including:
- Vancouver Island
- Gulf of Georgia region (Southern Gulf Islands, Northern Gulf Islands, Discovery Islands, Sunshine Coast, Howe Sound)
- West Coast of Vancouver Island Broken Islands Group, Cape Scott, Nootka Sound, Kyuquot Sound, Clayoquot Sound
- Lower Mainland, primarily consisting of river or lake islands in Burrard Inlet, Harrison Lake, and the Fraser River.
- Central Coast, including:
- North Coast, including:
- Interior, including islands in:
Additional notes
Canada has at times made motions historically to annex Turks and Caicos, see Proposed Canadian annexation of the Turks and Caicos Islands. However, it became autonomous territory of the United Kingdom.[2]
See also
References
Notes and References
- Web site: Parry Islands. 4 November 2023. The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- Web site: Turks and Caicos Islands . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210113021418/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/turks-and-caicos-islands . 13 January 2021 . 2022-03-05 . . Central Intelligence Agency.
