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The Hovgaard Islands are a Canadian Arctic island group in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut Territory. They were named after Andreas Hovgaard, a Polar explorer and officer of the Danish Navy who led an expedition to the Kara Sea on steamship Dijmphna in 1882–83.[1]

This article is about the Canadian Arctic island group. For the island in Greenland, see Hovgaard Island (Greenland). For the island in Russia, see Hovgaard Island (Kara Sea). For the sub-Antarctic island, see Hovgaard Island.
Hovgaard Islands
Hovgaard Islands
Hovgaard Islands
Geography
LocationNorthern Canada
Coordinates68°29′N 095°44′W
ArchipelagoCanadian Arctic Archipelago
Major islandsAqitqiqtuun Island
Area10 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionKitikmeot
Demographics
Population0

The islands lie in the Rasmussen Basin, equal distance between Gjoa Haven, King William Island (20 km (12 mi) to the north), and Pechell Point, Adelaide Peninsula (20 km (12 mi)).[2]

The waters surrounding the islands are known amongst the Netsilik Inuit for an abundance of blubbery marine mammals.


References


  1. Hovgaard Ø. In: Anthony K. Higgins: Exploration history and place names of northern East Greenland. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin Bd. 21, 2010. Copenhagen 2010, ISBN 978-87-7871-292-9
  2. "Information on "Hovgaard Islands"". Natural Resources, Atlas of Canada. Retrieved 2008-05-30.


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[de] Hovgaard Islands

Die Hovgaard Islands (deutsch Hovgaard-Inseln) sind eine unbewohnte Inselgruppe in der Kitikmeot-Region des kanadischen Territoriums Nunavut.
- [en] Hovgaard Islands

[fr] Îles Hovgaard

Les îles Hovgaard sont de petites îles au large de la côte sud-est de l'île du Roi-Guillaume, dans le détroit de Rae. Elles font partie de l'archipel arctique canadien.


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