Sverdrup Islands Queen Elizabeth Islands Arctic Archipelago
Area
5,255 km2 (2,029 sq mi)
Highest elevation
265 m (869 ft)
Highest point
Un-named ridge feature northeast inland from Andersen Bay[1]
Administration
Canada
Territory
Nunavut
Region
Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population
Uninhabited
Amund Ringnes Island is an uninhabited island and one of the Sverdrup Islands and Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Arctic Ocean, between 78 and 79 degrees of latitude. It lies east of Ellef Ringnes Island, west of Axel Heiberg Island. Hassel Sound separates Amund Ringnes Island from Ellef Ringnes Island. Hendriksen Strait is to the south, as is Cornwall Island. Norwegian Bay is to the east, as is Haig-Thomas Island. To the north lies Peary Channel.
The island has an area of 5,255 km2 (2,029 sq mi) in size, making it the 111th largest island in the world, and Canada's 25th largest island.
The island was named by Otto Sverdrup for Oslo brewer Amund Ringnes, one of the sponsors of his expedition. He first sighted it in 1900. The island was claimed by Norway from 1902 until the claim was relinquished in 1930.[2]
^"Amund Ringnes Island". oceandots.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
^"Amund Ringnes' øy" (in Norwegian). Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. 14 February 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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