Reference map of Canadian arctic islands.

The Canadian Arctic islands make up most of the territory of Nunavut and part of the Northwest Territories. The islands form the northernmost region of North America, but are a remote wilderness far removed from the populated areas of the continent. Ellesmere Island, Victoria Island, and Baffin Island are three of the largest islands in the world. Download high resolution version (700x675, 109 KB)Canada Arctic Islands. ... Download high resolution version (700x675, 109 KB)Canada Arctic Islands. ... The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border The Arctic is the area around the Earths North Pole. ... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut: Nunavut our strength or Our land our strength) Official languages Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, French Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 1 Nancy Karetak-Lindell 1 Willie Adams Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 1st 2... Motto: None Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government - no party affiliations) Area 1,346,106 km² (3rd) Land 1,183,085 km² Water 163,021 km² (12. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the... Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. ... Victoria Island, NWT and Nunavut. ... Baffin Island, 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. 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, Nunavut. ... 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 NASA Landsat satellite image of King William Island King William Island is a Canadian Arctic island, in the Nunavut Territory. ... 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. ... Map of Baffin Island and surrounding areas, including Baffin Bay. ... Map of Baffin Island and surrounding areas, including Davis Strait. ... Hudson Bay, Canada. ...

The climate of the islands is arctic, and the terrain consists of tundra except in mountainous areas. Human settlement is extremely thin and scattered, being mainly coastal Inuit settlements. Regions with a polar climate are characterized by a lack of warm summers (specifically, no month having an average temperature of 10°C or higher), resulting in the absence of trees in such places, which may also be covered with glaciers or a permanent or semi_permanent layer of ice. ... In physical geography, tundra is an area where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. ... Inuit (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, singular Inuk or Inuq / ᐃᓄᒃ) is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic coasts of Siberia, Alaska, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Québec, Labrador and Greenland. ...

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. Significant Events and Trends Transition from the Muromachi to the Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan Categories: 1570s ... Martin Frobisher by Cornelis Ketel. ... 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). ... The North Pole is the northernmost point on any planet. ...

See also

• List of islands of Canada