Thor Island (Canada)
| Thor Island | ||
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| Waters | Arctic Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Sverdrup Islands ( Queen Elizabeth Islands ) | |
| Geographical location | 78 ° 12 ′ N , 103 ° 0 ′ W | |
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| length | 16.8 km | |
| width | 6.6 km | |
| surface | 123 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Thor Island is an uninhabited island in the Queen Elizabeth Islands in Nunavut , Canada . The island, located south of Ellef Ringnes Island in the Danish Strait , is 16.8 kilometers long, 6.6 kilometers wide and has an area of 123 km². The island is relatively flat and does not reach a height of 100 meters.
Natural gas was found on Thor Island in the early 1970s .
Individual evidence
- ^ Charles R. Hetherington: The Future of Oil and Gas Exploration and Development in the Canadian Arctic (PDF; 12.8 MB). In: The Arctic Circle 23 (3), 1975, pp. 97-105