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Ellef Ringnes Island (111 words) |
 | Most of the island consists of great thicknesses of sedimentary rock, except for an occurrence of the arctic coastal plain in the northwest corner. |
| The island's topography reflects these structural and lithological controls, and is characterized by broad lowlands and dissected uplands. |
| Despite generally arid conditions the surface becomes saturated in summer, owing to an active layer derived from water-retentive shale, underlain by impermeable PERMAFROST. |
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Ellef Ringnes Island - definition of Ellef Ringnes Island in Encyclopedia (159 words) |
| Ellef Ringnes Island is one of the Sverdrup Islands in Nunavut, Canada. |
| The island was named by Otto Sverdrup for a director of the brewery which financed the expedition on which he reached the Canadian Arctic. |
| Ellef Ringnes Island was the last landmass to be visited by the Earth's wandering North Magnetic Pole. |
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