| King Christian Island | |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Nunavut#Canada |
| Native Name Link: | Inuktitut |
| Location: | Arctic Ocean |
| Coordinates: | 77.0667°N -102°W |
| Archipelago: | Sverdrup Islands Queen Elizabeth Islands Arctic Archipelago |
| Area Km2: | 645 |
| Length Km: | 39 |
| Width Km: | 26 |
| Highest Mount: | King Christian Mountain[1] |
| Elevation M: | 165 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | Nunavut |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Nunavut |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Region |
| Country Admin Divisions 1: | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Population: | Uninhabited |
| Footnotes: | Source: King Christian Island at Atlas of Canada |
King Christian Island is an uninhabited member of the Arctic Archipelago in the Sverdrup Islands, a part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands archipelago, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It lies in the Arctic Ocean, from the southwestern coast of Ellef Ringnes Island, separated by the Danish Strait.
The island has an area of, measures long and wide.
The first European to visit the island was Gunnar Isachsen in 1901.[2] Vilhjalmur Stefansson charted its southern coast in 1916.[3]
In 1970, Panarctic Oils drilled an exploration well (number D18) on King Christian Island which blew out of control and caught fire. After drilling down to, gas began to flow to the surface, caught fire and burned the rig. Panarctic estimated the gas flow at per day, the largest blowout in Canadian history.[4]