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Arctic Archipelago
Canadian islands in the Arctic Ocean / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Arctic Archipelago, also known as the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, is an archipelago lying to the north of the Canadian continental mainland, excluding Greenland (an autonomous territory of Denmark) and Iceland (an independent country).
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Geography | |
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Location | Northern Canada |
Coordinates | 75°N 90°W |
Total islands | 36,563 |
Major islands | Baffin Island, Victoria Island, Ellesmere Island |
Area | 1,407,770[1] km2 (543,540 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Territories and province | Nunavut Northwest Territories Yukon Newfoundland and Labrador |
Largest settlement | Iqaluit, Nunavut (pop. 7,429[2]) |
Demographics | |
Population | 23,073 (2021[2][3]) |
Pop. density | 0.0098/km2 (0.0254/sq mi) |
Situated in the northern extremity of North America and covering about 1,424,500 km2 (550,000 sq mi), this group of 36,563 islands, surrounded by the Arctic Ocean, comprises much of Northern Canada, predominately Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.[4] The archipelago is showing some effects of climate change,[5][6] with some computer estimates determining that melting there will contribute 3.5 cm (1.4 in) to the rise in sea levels by 2100.[7]