Ellesmere Island

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Location of Ellesmere Island
Satellite image of Ellesmere Island
The Osborn Range in the Arctic Cordillera

Ellesmere Island is part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Lying in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago it is a part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, with Cape Columbia being the most northerly point of land in Canada. It's area is {{Convert}} no longer accepts sqkm as code. Please use km2 instead. Please refer to {{convert}}'s talk page for the reasoning behind this. Sorry for any inconvenience., making it the world's tenth biggest island and Canada's third biggest island. The Arctic Cordillera mountain system covers much of Ellesmere Island, so it has the most mountains in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The Arctic Willow is the only woody species to grow on Ellesmere Island.[1]

In 2001, 168 people lived on Ellesmere Island. There are three settlements on Ellesmere Island including Alert, Eureka, and Grise Fiord.

Canadian Forces Station (CFS) Alert on Ellesmere Island is the northernmost settlement in the world.

[change] References

  1. ↑ Ed Kemmick. "Researcher: Study of poles needed", Billingsgazette.net, 2007-10-25. Retrieved on 25 October 2007.
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