Nova Zembla Island

Uninhabited island in Nunavut, Canada
72°11′N 74°50′W / 72.18°N 74.83°W / 72.18; -74.83 (Nova Zembla Island)ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoAdministration
Canada
NunavutNunavutRegionQikiqtaalukDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

Nova Zembla Island ("New Land") is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located across the mouth of Coutts Inlet in Baffin Bay off the northeastern coast of Baffin Island. Round Island is 7.4 km (4.6 mi) to the southeast.[1]

The island was visited in 1875 by a Swedish expedition led by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld and sponsored by the businessman Oscar Dickson.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Nova Zembla Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  2. ^ Popular Science, August 1875, retrieved 27 May 2014

External links

  • Nova Zembla Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
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Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region
 Belcher IslandsIslands of Cumberland SoundIslands of Davis StraitIslands of Foxe BasinIslands of Frobisher BayIslands of the Gulf of BoothiaIslands of Hudson BayIslands of Hudson StraitIslands of James Bay
Islands of the Labrador SeaQueen Elizabeth Islands
Ellesmere Island
Parry Islands
Sverdrup Islands
Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region
See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region.
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