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  1. The Queen Elizabeth Islands ( French: Îles de la Reine-Élisabeth) are the northernmost cluster of islands in Canada's Arctic Archipelago, split between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories in Northern Canada. The Queen Elizabeth Islands contain approximately 14% of the global glacier and ice cap area (excluding the inland and shelf ice ...

  2. Queen Elizabeth Islands, part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, comprising all the islands north of latitude 74°30′ N, including the Parry and Sverdrup island groups. The islands, the largest of which are Ellesmere, Melville, Devon, and Axel Heiberg, have a total land area of more than 150,000.

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  3. Feb 7, 2006 · The Queen Elizabeth Islands, NWT/Nunavut, are a group of islands in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago lying north of a great bathometric trench composed of (east to west) Lancaster Sound, Barrow Strait, Viscount Melville Sound and M'Clure Strait.

  4. Apr 19, 2018 · The Queen Elizabeth Islands are a cluster of islands located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Formerly known as Parry Islands or Parry Archipelago, the features comprise of all islands north of latitude 74°30′ N. Approximately 14% of total earth glacier and ice caps are found on the Queens Islands.

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