King Christian Island

King Christian Island
King Christian Island is located in Nunavut
King Christian Island
King Christian Island
King Christian Island is located in Canada
King Christian Island
King Christian Island
Geography
LocationArctic Ocean
Coordinates77°4′N 102°00′W / 77.067°N 102.000°W / 77.067; -102.000 (King Christian Island)[1]
ArchipelagoSverdrup Islands
Queen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Area645 km2 (249 sq mi)
Length39 km (24.2 mi)
Width26 km (16.2 mi)
Highest elevation165 m (541 ft)
Highest pointKing Christian Mountain[2]
Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited
Source: King Christian Island at Atlas of Canada

King Christian Island is an uninhabited member of the 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.

The island has an area of 645 km2 (249 sq mi), measures 38.8 km (24.1 mi) long and 25.7 km (16.0 mi) wide.

  1. ^ "King Christian Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 2 July 2024.
  2. ^ "King Christian Island". oceandots.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2008.

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