Nova Zembla Island
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Geography | |
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Location | Northern Canada |
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Archipelago | Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
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Canada
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Nunavut | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Nova Zembla Island ("New Land") is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located across the mouth of Coutts Inlet in Baffin Bay off the northeastern coast of Baffin Island. Round Island is 7.4 km (4.6 mi) to the southeast.[1]
The island was visited in 1875 by a Swedish expedition led by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld and sponsored by the businessman Oscar Dickson.[2]
References
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- ↑ Popular Science, August 1875, retrieved 27 May 2014
External links
- Nova Zembla Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
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