King Christian Island
King Christian Island is an uninhabited member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the Sverdrup Islands, a part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands archipelago, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It lies in the Arctic Ocean, 13.5 km (8.4 mi) from the southwestern coast of Ellef Ringnes Island, separated by the Danish Strait.
  King Christian Island Location in Nunavut | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Arctic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 77°45′N 102°00′W |
| Archipelago | Sverdrup Islands Queen Elizabeth Islands Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 645 km2 (249 sq mi) |
| Length | 39 km (24.2 mi) |
| Width | 26 km (16.2 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Highest point | King Christian Mountain[1] |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Nunavut | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Source: King Christian Island at Atlas of Canada | |
The first European to visit the island was Gunnar Isachsen in 1901.[2] Vilhjalmur Stefansson charted its southern coast in 1916.[3]
The island has an area of 645 km2 (249 sq mi), measures 38.8 kilometres (24.1 mi) long and 25.7 kilometres (16.0 mi) wide.
References
- "King Christian Island". oceandots.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- Sverdrup, Otto and Ethel Harriet Hearn (1904). New Land; Four Years in the Arctic Regions. London: Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (1922). The Friendly Arctic: The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions. New York: Macmillan.
External links
- King Christian Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
Further reading
- Balkwill, H. R., and Roy, K. J.; Geology of King Christian Island, District of Franklin. Ottawa: Minister of Supply and Services Canada, 1977. ISBN 0-660-00835-1
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