Crown Prince Frederik Island

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Crown Prince Frederik Island
Crown Prince Frederik Island is northwest of the Melville Peninsula
Crown Prince Frederik Island is northwest of the Melville Peninsula
Waters Gulf of Boothia
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Geographical location 70 ° 2 ′  N , 86 ° 50 ′  W Coordinates: 70 ° 2 ′  N , 86 ° 50 ′  W
Crown Prince Frederik Island (Nunavut)
Crown Prince Frederik Island
length 35 km
width 16 km
surface 401 km²
Highest elevation 110  m
Residents uninhabited

Crown Prince Frederik Iceland is an island of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago- in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut . It is located off the south coast of West Baffin Island and west of the Fury and Hecla Strait in the Gulf of Boothia .

The land area is 401 km². The island has an east-west extension of 35 km. The maximum width is 16 km. The highest point on the island reaches 110 m.

The easternmost point on the island is called Point Kendall .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. The Atlas of Canada - Sea Islands ( Memento from October 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  2. UN SYSTEM-WIDE EARTHWATCH Web Site - Crown Prince Frederik