Borden Island
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| Waters | Arctic Ocean |
| Archipelago | Queen Elizabeth Islands |
| Geographical location | 78 ° 33 ' N , 111 ° 10' W |
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| length | 92 km |
| width | 55 km |
| surface | 2 794 km² |
| Highest elevation | 150 m |
| Residents | uninhabited |
Borden Island is part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands of Canada and is located in the west of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago . The larger, western part belongs to the Northwest Territories , only a small eastern part to the Canadian territory of Nunavut .
The uninhabited island is 2,794 km² in size. Its coastline is relatively flat, the interior of the island is hilly to a height of about 150 m. Its northwest coast borders the Arctic Ocean . In the northeast is Ellef Ringnes Island , in the southwest Brock Island and in the south Mackenzie King Island , from which it is separated by the Wilkins Strait . In front of Cape Mackay, the westernmost point of the island, there are around 25 rock cliffs, of which Jenness Island is the largest.
The island was discovered by Vilhjálmur Stefánsson in June 1915 and named after Robert Borden , who was Canada's Prime Minister from 1911 to 1920 and who supported Stefansson's expedition. Originally it was regarded as one island with Mackenzie King Island, it was not until 1947 that the Royal Canadian Air Force recognized the divided character when flying over it.
Individual evidence
- ↑ William James Mills: Exploring Polar Frontiers - A Historical Encyclopedia , Vol. 1, ABC-CLIO, 2003, ISBN 1-57607-422-6 , p. 95 (English)
Web link
- Borden Island ( Memento of May 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) in the island encyclopedia www.oceandots.com (English)