Truro Island Explained

Truro Island
Pushpin Map:	Canada Nunavut#Canada
Native Name Link:	Inuktitut
Location:	Northern Canada
Coordinates:	75.2833°N -108°W
Archipelago:	Queen Elizabeth Islands Arctic Archipelago
Area Km2:	21
Area:	21km2 -->
Country:	Canada
Country Admin Divisions Title:	Territory
Country Admin Divisions:	Nunavut
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:	Region
Country Admin Divisions 1:	Qikiqtaaluk
Population:	Uninhabited

Truro Island lies within the Arctic Archipelago in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of northern Canada's territory of Nunavut. It is one of the mid-waterway islands in the McDougall Sound between Bathurst Island and Cornwallis Island. Long and narrow, the island is 21km2.^[1]

Collaborative Interdisciplinary Cryospheric Experiment

Truro Island was the base camp for several Collaborative Interdisciplinary Cryospheric Experiment (C-ICE) studies which provide data on atmosphere, sea ice, and ocean interaction, including C-ICE'2000,^[2] C-ICE'2001,^[3] and C-ICE'2002.^[4]

See also

• David G. Barber

External links

• Truro Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
• Collaborative Interdisciplinary Cryospheric Experiment (C-ICE)- scientific experiments on Truro Island
• Synopsis Of The Polaris Zn-Pb-Cu District, Canadian Arctic Islands, Nunavut- mining on Truro Island

Notes and References

1. Web site: Truro Island . 2008-04-30 . 2006-02-06 . nrcan.gc.ca.
2. Web site: [ftp://ftp2.chc.nrc.ca/CRTreports/TC/CHC_TR_057_Seasonal_Decay.pdf+%22Truro+Island%22+C-ICE&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=8&gl=us&client=firefox-a Seasonal Decay of First Year Sea Ice ]. 2008-04-30 . Johnston . M. . Frederking, R. . September 2000 . Canadian Hydraulics Centre, National Research Council of Canada.
3. Web site: C-ICE 2001 Data Report . 2008-04-30 . Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Manitoba.
4. Web site: Annual Report for Research Centers and Institutes . 2008-04-30 . Mosscrop . David R. . Barber, D.G. . 2005-02-25 . Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Manitoba.