Nova Zembla Island Explained

Nova Zembla Island
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Native Name Link:Inuktitut
Location:Northern Canada
Coordinates:72.18°N -74.83°W
Archipelago:Arctic Archipelago
Country:Canada
Country Admin Divisions Title:Nunavut
Country Admin Divisions:Nunavut
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Region
Country Admin Divisions 1:Qikiqtaaluk
Population:Uninhabited

Nova Zembla Island ("New Land") is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located across the mouth of Coutts Inlet in Baffin Bay off the northeastern coast of Baffin Island. Round Island is 7.4km (04.6miles) to the southeast.[1]

The island was visited in 1875 by a Swedish expedition led by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld and sponsored by the businessman Oscar Dickson.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nova Zembla Island. travelingluck.com. 2009-06-18.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=6R8DAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Oskar+Dickson+%22&pg=PA511 Popular Science