Highest elevation 267 m (876 ft) Population 0 Area 4,463 km² | Highest point unnamed Elevation 267 m | |
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Island group Canadian Arctic Archipelago | ||
Stefansson island
Stefansson Island is an uninhabited island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. It has a total area of 4,463 km2 (1,723 sq mi), making it the 128th largest island in the world, and Canada's 27th largest island. The island is located in Viscount Melville Sound, with M'Clintock Channel to the east. It lies just off Victoria Island's Storkerson Peninsula, separated by the Goldsmith Channel. Stefansson Island's highest mount is 267 m (876 ft).
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Map of Stefansson Island, Nunavut, Canada
The first European sighting of the island was in 1917 by Storker T. Storkerson who was travelling with Canadian explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879-1962), for whom the island was named.
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Stefansson Island Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA