Reference map of Canadian arctic islands.

The Arctic islands of Canada make up most of the territory of Nunavut and part of the Northwest Territories. Ellesmere Island, Victoria Island, and Baffin Island are three of the largest islands in the world. For the electoral districts of the same name, see Nunavut (electoral district) and Nunavut (Senate Division). ... A former territory in the United States is called Northwest Territory. ... Ellesmere Island, in the Arctic Ocean, is the worlds 10th largest island, and Canadas third largest island, with an area of 196,235 km2 (75,767 square miles). ... Victoria Island, NWT and Nunavut. ... Baffin Island (Inuktitut: Qikiqtaaluk ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ) is one of the Canada in the territory of Nunavut. ... This is a list of islands in the world grouped by oceans and by continents. ...

The Arctic islands make up the former Northwest Territories District of Franklin. Other islands in the archipelago are Banks Island, Prince of Wales Island, Devon Island, Prince Patrick Island, Melville Island, Sverdrup Island, Axel Heiberg Island, Southampton Island, Somerset Island and King William Island. The group of islands is bounded on the west by the Beaufort Sea, on the north by the Arctic Sea, on the east by Greenland, Baffin Bay and Davis Strait, and on the south by Hudson Bay and the mainland of Canada. British claims on the islands were based on the explorations in the 1570s by Martin Frobisher. Canadian sovereignty over them was not established until the District of Franklin was established in 1895. Canada claims sovereignty in a sector continuing to the North Pole, a claim that is not universally recognized. In addition, Canada claims the water between the Arctic Islands as internal waters, a claim that is not recognized by the United States, and which has caused some conflict with respect to the enforcement of environmental laws. The District of Franklin was a former regional administrative district of Canadas Northwest Territories. ... An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... Banks Island, Northwest Territories. ... There is also Prince of Wales Island, Alaska Categories: Stub | Islands of Canada ... Devon Island Devon Island is the second-largest of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Nunavut, Canada. ... Prince Patrick Island, Northwest Territories . Prince Patrick Island is the most westernly of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in Northwest Territories, Canada. ... Categories: Canada geography stubs | Islands of Canada | Nunavut geography | Northwest Territories geography ... The Sverdrup Islands are an archipelago of the northern Queen Elizabeth Islands, in Nunavut, Canada. ... Axel Heiberg Island within Nunavut Axel Heiberg Island is one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in Nunavut Territory,Canada. ... Categories: Islands of Canada | Canada geography stubs ... Somerset Island within Nunavut This article is about Somerset Island in Canada. ... King William Island, Nunavut . King William Island is a Canadian Arctic island. ... Approximate area of the Beaufort Sea, and the disputed waters The Beaufort Sea is a large body of water north of The Northwest Territories, the Yukon, and Alaska and west of Canadas arctic islands that is a part of the Arctic Ocean. ... The Arctic Ocean, located entirely in the north polar region, is the smallest of the worlds five oceans (after the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Southern Ocean), and the shallowest. ... An iceberg at the edge of the Baffin Bays sea ice. ... Davis Strait lies between mid-Western Greenland and the Canadian island of Baffin Island. ... Hudson Bay is a large body of water in northeastern Canada. ... Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century Decades: 1520s 1530s 1540s 1550s 1560s - 1570s - 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s Years: 1570 1571 1572 1573 1574 1575 1576 1577 1578 1579 Significant Events and Trends Transition from the Muromachi to the Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan Categories: 1570s ... Sir Martin Frobisher (~1535 - November 22, 1594) was a British seaman (from Yorkshire) who made several voyages to the New World to look for the Northwest Passage. ... The District of Franklin was a former regional administrative district of Canadas Northwest Territories. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A North Pole is the northernmost point on any planet. ...