Location Rae Strait Highest point Un-named Region Kitikmeot Elevation 55 m | Highest elevation 55 m (180 ft) Territory Nunavut Population Uninhabited Area 308 km² | |
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago | ||
The Tennent Islands are an uninhabited Canadian Arctic island group in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut. The islands are located in Rae Strait between the Clarence Islands and Beverly Islands. Thomson Point on King William Island lies 3.5 km (2.2 mi) away, across the Humboldt Channel. Matty Island lies 3.7 km (2.3 mi) to the east, separated by the Wellington Strait. Boothia Peninsula's Oscar Bay is to the northeast.
Map of Tennent Islands, Kitikmeot, Unorganized, NU, Canada
The Tennent Islands are low-lying and lake-studded. They, as well as Port Emerson, a two-mile-wide harbor, were named in honor of Emerson Tennent by Sir John Ross during his second Arctic voyage.
References
Tennent Islands Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA