Amund Ringnes Island

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Amund Ringnes Island
Amund Ringnes Island from space
Amund Ringnes Island from space
Geography
Location Northern Canada
Coordinates 77°53′N 95°30′W / 77.883, -95.5Coordinates: 77°53′N 95°30′W / 77.883, -95.5
Archipelago Sverdrup Islands
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Area 5,255 km² (2,029 sq mi)
Highest point Un-named ridge feature northeast inland from Andersen Bay[1]
265 m (870 ft)
Administration
Flag of Canada Canada
Territory Flag of Nunavut Nunavut
Qikiqtaaluk Region
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Amund Ringnes Island, Nunavut
Amund Ringnes Island, Nunavut

Amund Ringnes Island is one of the Sverdrup Islands in Nunavut between 78 and 79 degrees of latitude. It lies east of Ellef Ringnes Island, west of Axel Heiberg Island. Hassel Sound separates Amund Ringnes Island from Ellef Ringnes Island. Hendriksen Strait is to the south, as is Cornwall Island. Norwegian Bay is to the east, as is Haig-Thomas Island. To the north lies Peary Channel.

The island has an area of 5,255 km² (2,029 square miles) in size, making it the 111th largest island in the world, and Canada's 25th largest island.

The island was named by Otto Sverdrup for Oslo brewer Amund Ringnes, one of the sponsors of his expedition. The island was claimed by Norway from 1902 until the claim was relinquished in 1930.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Amund Ringnes Island. oceandots.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.

[edit] Further reading

  • Atkinson, Nigel. Late Wisconsinan Glacial and Relative Sea Level History of Amund and Ellef Ringnes Islands, Nunavut, Canada. Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada = Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, 2005. ISBN 0612962342
  • Balkwill, H. R. Geology of Amund Ringnes, Cornwall, and Haig-Thomas Islands, District of Franklin. Ottawa, Ont., Canada: Geological Survey of Canada, 1983. ISBN 0660108550
  • Hodgson, D. A. Surficial Materials and Geomorphological Processes, Western Sverdrup and Adjacent Islands, District of Franklin (Including Amund Ringnes, Southern Ellef Ringnes, Cornwall, Graham and King Christian Islands). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada, 1982. ISBN 0660111160
  • Hopkins, W. S. Some Spores and Pollen from the Christopher Formation (Albian) of Ellef and Amund Ringnes Island, and Northwestern Melville Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago. [Ottawa]: Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources, 1974.

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