Area 21 km² | Population Uninhabited | |
Island groups Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Queen Elizabeth Islands | ||
Truro Island lies within the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of northern Canada's territory of Nunavut. It is one of the mid-waterway islands in the McDougall Sound between Bathurst Island and Cornwallis Island. Long and narrow, the island is 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi).
Contents
- Map of Truro Island Baffin Unorganized NU Canada
- Collaborative Interdisciplinary Cryospheric Experiment
- References
Map of Truro Island, Baffin, Unorganized, NU, Canada
Collaborative Interdisciplinary Cryospheric Experiment
Truro Island was the base camp for several Collaborative Interdisciplinary Cryospheric Experiment (C-ICE) studies which provide data on atmosphere, sea ice, and ocean interaction, including C-ICE'2000, C-ICE'2001, and C-ICE'2002.
References
Truro Island Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA