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See all on Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_ArchipelagoThe Arctic Archipelago, also known as the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, is an archipelago lying to the north of the Canadian continental mainland, excluding Greenland (an autonomous territory of Denmark). Situated in the northern extremity of North America and covering about 1,424,500 km … See more
Around 2500 BCE, the first humans, the Paleo-Eskimos, arrived in the archipelago from the Canadian mainland. Between 1000–1500 CE, they were replaced by the Thule people, who are the ancestors of today's See more
• ^map 1 King Christian Island, 77°45′N 102°00′W / 77.750°N 102.000°W
• ^map 2 Borden Island, 78°33′N 111°10′W / 78.550°N 111.167°W
• ^map 3 Lougheed Island, 77°24′N 105°15′W / 77.400°N 105.250°W See more
The archipelago extends some 2,400 km (1,500 mi) longitudinally and 1,900 km (1,200 mi) from the mainland to Cape Columbia, the northernmost point on Ellesmere Island. It is bounded on the west by the Beaufort Sea; on the northwest by the See more
• Aiken, S.G., M.J. Dallwitz, L.L. Consaul, et al. Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, and Information Retrieval[CD]. … See more
Wikipedia text under CC-BY-SA licenseArctic Archipelago | The Canadian Encyclopedia
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/arctic-archipelagoSee more on thecanadianencyclopedia.caThe major islands in the eastern Arctic (Baffin, Devon, Ellesmere, Axel Heiberg) are mountainous, with peaks over 2,000 m. The higher land on these islands is commonly occupied by ice caps that contain most (75 per cent) of the glacier ice and the largest glaciers in Canada, and one-third of the volume of land ice worldw…- https://www.britannica.com/place/Arctic-Archipelago
WebArctic Archipelago, Group of Canadian islands, Arctic Ocean. They lie north of the Canadian mainland and have an area of about 550,000 sq mi (1,424,500 sq km). The …
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WebDec 13, 2018 · The Canadian Arctic Archipelago, simply known as the Arctic Archipelago, is a group of islands on the north of mainland …
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Arctic Archipelago: Ground Zero For Climate Change
https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2012/11/08/...WebNov 08, 2012 · The archipelago features an Arctic climate, although with significantly higher temperatures than other areas at the same latitude. Sixty percent of the …
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WebMay 18, 2018 · The major ones are New Zealand, and the Japan and Malay archipelagos. The principal rivers that drain into the ocean are the Columbia in North America, and the …
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WebThe Arctic Archipelago Marine Ecozone, as defined by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), is a marine ecozone in the Canadian Arctic, encompassing Hudson …
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WebOppose other arctic archipelagos exist, such as Svalbard, New Siberian Islands and Severnaya Zemlya. Title would be ambiguous. -- Qyd ( talk) 03:00, 2 February 2008 …
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WebMar 30, 2021 · Svalbard Archipelago. Svalbard is an archipelago that is situated in the Arctic Ocean to the north of the European mainland. It is composed of several islands such as Spitsbergen, Nordaustlandet, …
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WebSvalbard (/ ˈ s v ɑː l b ɑːr / SVAHL-bar, Urban East Norwegian: [ˈsvɑ̂ːɫbɑr] ()), also known as Spitsbergen, or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.North of mainland Europe, it is about midway …
