Porden Islands | |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Nunavut#Canada |
Native Name Link: | Inuktitut |
Coordinates: | 68.2167°N -145°W |
Archipelago: | Arctic Archipelago |
Country: | Canada |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Territory |
Country Admin Divisions: | Nunavut |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Region |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Kitikmeot |
Population: | Uninhabited |
The Porden Islands[1] are members of the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. They are located in the Coronation Gulf, south of the Kent Peninsula.
They were discovered in 1822 by Arctic explorer John Franklin and named after William Porden and his daughter Eleanor Anne Porden,[2] whom he later married.