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Ellesmere Island (Inuktitut: ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃ ᓄᓇ, romanized: Umingmak Nuna, lit. 'land of muskoxen'; French: île d'Ellesmere) is Canada's northernmost and third largest island, and the tenth largest in the world.
Apr 15, 2012 · Ellesmere Island, at 196,236 km2, is the third-largest island in Canada, the 10th-largest island in the world and the most northerly island in the Arctic Archipelago. It is located in Nunavut and is separated from Greenland by Kane Basin and Kennedy Channel, and from Devon Island to the south by Jones Sound.
Apr 29, 2024 · Ellesmere Island, largest island of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Baffin region, Nunavut territory, Canada, located off the northwest coast of Greenland. The island is believed to have been visited by Vikings in the 10th century.
Nov 13, 2022 · Ellesmere Island is a polar desert with some 151 species of moss. The massive, rugged island is characterized by vast ice fields. Notable ice-covered highlights include the Manson Icefield, the Sydkap Glacier, the Prince of Wales Icefield, and the large Agassiz Icecap (covering 21,500 square kilometers).
Sep 2, 2015 · At 196K sq.km., Ellesmere Island is Canada's 3rd largest island, the 10th in the world and the most northerly island in the Arctic Archipelago. Ellesmere Island only has one small community, Grise Fjord at the southern coast plus some research station and military bases.
Sep 13, 2018 · Ellesmere Island is the largest of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, and the 10th-largest island in the world. A land of jagged mountains, fjords,...
Ellesmere Island in Nunavut is the northernmost populated place in Canada. The world's tenth largest island, Ellesmere Island has one small community (Grise Fiord) which is reachable by air (from Resolute Bay on Cornwallis Island) or – seasonally – by sea in summer.
