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Stefansson Island is an uninhabited island in the Arctic Archipelago in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. It has a total area of 4,463 km2 (1,723 sq mi), making it the 128th largest island in the world, and Canada's 27th largest island. The island is located in Viscount Melville Sound, with M'Clintock Channel to the east. It lies just off Victoria Island's Storkerson Peninsula, separated by the Goldsmith Channel. Stefansson Island's highest mount is 256 m (840 ft).[3] A weather station, at 73°45′56″N 105°17′44″W, is located on the northern part of the island as part of an automated weather station array operated by Environment and Climate Change Canada in the Arctic.[4] The first European sighting of the island was in 1917 by Storker T. Storkerson who was travelling with Canadian explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879-1962), for whom the island was named.[5]

Stefansson Island
Stefansson Island and surrounding area
Stefansson Island
Stefansson Island
Geography
LocationViscount Melville Sound
Coordinates73°20′N 105°45′W[1]
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Area4,463 km2 (1,723 sq mi)[3]
Highest elevation256 m (840 ft)[3]
Highest pointunnamed
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionKitikmeot
Demographics
Population0

References


  1. "Stefansson Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. "Stefansson Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. Stefansson Island at The Canadian Encyclopedia
  4. Polar Continental Shelf Program Projects
  5. Mills, William James (2003). Exploring polar frontiers: a historical encyclopedia. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO.

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[de] Stefansson Island

Stefansson Island ist eine unbewohnte Insel im Kanadisch-arktischen Archipel, wenige Kilometer nördlich der Victoria-Insel gelegen. Im Norden grenzt Stefansson Island an den Viscount-Melville-Sund, im Osten an den McClintock-Kanal und im Südwesten an den Goldsmith Channel, der sie von der stellenweise weniger als 400 Meter entfernten Victoria-Insel (bzw. deren Storkerson-Halbinsel) trennt. Die knapp 100 km lange und 4463 km²[1] große Insel gehört politisch zum kanadischen Territorium Nunavut und nimmt unter den größten Inseln Kanadas den 27. Platz ein.
- [en] Stefansson Island

[es] Isla Stefansson

Isla Stefansson (Stefansson Island) es una isla del archipiélago ártico canadiense, perteneciente al territorio de Nunavut, Canadá.

[fr] Île Stefansson

L'île Stefansson est une île inhabitée de l'archipel arctique canadien dans la région de Kitikmeot au Nunavut au Canada.

[it] Isola di Stefansson

L'isola di Stefansson è una delle isole artiche canadesi situata nella provincia di Nunavut, in Canada ed ha un'estensione di 4.463 km², il che la rende la 128ª isola maggiore el mondo e la 27° del Canada. Le coste dell'isola si affacciano sul Canale Visconte Melville a nord e sul Canale McClintock ad est. Si trova molto vicina alla Penisola Stokerson dell'isola Victoria, da cui è separata dal canale di Goldsmith. La quota maggiore dell'isola è 290 metri.

[ru] Стефанссон (остров)

Стефанссон (англ. Stefansson Island) — остров Канадского Арктического архипелага. В настоящее время остров необитаем (2012).


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