geo.wikisort.org - IslandThe Gretha Islands (variant: Grethas Ōer) are an uninhabited island group located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. They are situated in Eureka Sound at the confluence of Bay Fjord, north of Ellesmere Island's Raanes Peninsula, and east of Stor Island. They are members of the Sverdrup Islands group, Queen Elizabeth Islands, and the Arctic Archipelago.
Gretha Islands |
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Location | Eureka Sound |
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Coordinates | 78°55′N 084°30′W |
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Archipelago | Sverdrup Islands Queen Elizabeth Islands Arctic Archipelago |
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Total islands | 3 |
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Canada |
Territory | Nunavut |
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Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
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Population | Uninhabited |
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The three Gretha Islands were named by the Norwegian explorer Otto Sverdrup.[1]
References
- Sverdrup, Otto Neumann; Per Schei; Herman Georg Simmons; Edvard Bay (1904). New land: four years in the Arctic regions. Vol. 4. Ethel Harriet Hearn (translator) (Digitized Nov 6, 2008 ed.). Longmans, Green, and Co. p. 290.
External links
- Gretha Islands in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
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Ranges | |
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Mountains | |
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Passes |
- Akshayuk
- Ayr
- Bryant
- Cockscomb
- Eskimo
- Eureka
- Fortress
- Glacier
- Kingnait
- Perfection
- Pioneer
- Piper
- Polar Bear
- Revoir
- Singeyer
- Strand Fiord
- Sverdrup
- Van Hauen
- Yelverton
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Glaciers |
- Agassiz Ice Cap
- Barnes Ice Cap
- Benedict
- Coronation
- Devon Ice Cap
- Disraeli
- Eugenie
- Gull
- Jimi Maasi
- Kaparoqtalik
- Keyhole
- Kiitarayuk
- Macculloch
- Narsarsuk
- Nuuksuq
- Oliver
- Parrish
- Penny Ice Cap
- Sermilik
- Sven Hedin
- Turnabout
- Utinatuk
- West Pioneer
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Regions | |
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Communities |
- Alert
- Clyde River
- Eureka
- Grise Fiord
- Iqaluit
- Pangnirtung
- Pond Inlet
- Qikiqtarjuaq
- List of communities in Nunavut
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Parks |
- Auyuittuq
- Quttinirpaaq
- Sirmilik
- Torngat Mountains
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На других языках
[de] Gretha Islands
Die Gretha Islands (norwegisch Grethas Øer) sind eine unbewohnte Inselgruppe in der Qikiqtaaluk Region von Nunavut, Kanada. Sie gehören innerhalb der Königin-Elisabeth-Inseln zur Gruppe der Sverdrup-Inseln.
- [en] Gretha Islands
[it] Isole Gretha
Le isole Gretha sono un gruppo di isole disabitate del Territorio di Nunavut, in Canada.
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