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The Sverdrup Islands is an archipelago of the northern Queen Elizabeth Islands, in Nunavut, Canada. The islands are situated in the Arctic Ocean, west of Ellesmere Island from 77° to 81° North and 85° to 106° West.

Sverdrup Islands
NASA Landsat photo of the Sverdrup Islands
From left to right: Ellef Ringnes, Amund Ringnes, and Axel Heiberg islands.
Sverdrup Islands
Sverdrup Islands
Geography
LocationArctic Ocean
Coordinates78°30′N 95°00′W
ArchipelagoQueen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Major islandsAxel Heiberg, Ellef Ringnes, Amund Ringnes
Area66,000 km2 (25,000 sq mi)
Highest elevation2,210 m (7250 ft)
Highest pointOutlook Peak
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Capital cityMcGill Arctic Research Station
Demographics
Population8 to 12 summer population
Pop. density0.000015/km2 (3.9E-5/sq mi)

History


The islands are named after Norwegian explorer Otto Sverdrup, who explored and mapped them from 1898 to 1902 with the vessel Fram, although some were previously inhabited by Inuit. Sverdrup claimed the islands for Norway, but the Norwegian government showed no interest in pursuing the claim until 1928. At that point, the Norwegian government raised the claim, primarily to use the islands as bargaining chips in negotiations with the United Kingdom over the status of two other islands: the Arctic Jan Mayen and the Antarctic Bouvet Island. On 11 November 1930, Norway recognized Canadian sovereignty over the Sverdrup Islands.[1] On 19 November 1930, the UK recognized Norwegian sovereignty over Jan Mayen.[2]


Geography


The main islands of the group are Axel Heiberg Island, Ellef Ringnes Island, Amund Ringnes Island, Cornwall Island,[citation needed] Graham Island,[citation needed] Meighen Island, King Christian Island, Stor Island, and the archipelago also includes a number of smaller islands in the surrounding waters. The only inhabited place was Isachsen, a formerly staffed weather station, 1948 through 1978, on Ellef Ringnes Island and McGill Arctic Research Station on Axel Heiberg Island (a research station occupied during the summer).


Main islands


IslandPeakHeight
m
Area
km2
Rank
Canada
Rank
World
Axel HeibergOutlook Peak2,21143,178732
Ellef RingnesIsachsen Dome26011,2951669
Amund Ringnes...2655,25525111
MeighenMeighen Icecap30095550337
King ChristianKing Christian Mountain16564560420
Stor...50031387...
SverdrupOutlook Peak2,21166,000--

See also



References


  1. Berton, Pierre. The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole. Toronto: Random House of Canada Ltd., 1988, p. 629.
  2. "Norsk polarhelt ville bli hemmelig agent" from aftenposten.no, 19 April 2007, in Norwegian



На других языках


[de] Sverdrup-Inseln

Die Sverdrup-Inseln sind eine Inselgruppe der nördlichen Königin-Elisabeth-Inseln in Nunavut, Kanada. Die Inseln liegen westlich von Ellesmere Island auf etwa 82° Nord und 95° West. Die Hauptinseln der Gruppe sind die Axel Heiberg Island, die Amund Ringnes Island und die Ellef Ringnes Island, Cornwall Island, Meighen Island, King Christian Island und Stor Island.
- [en] Sverdrup Islands

[es] Islas Sverdrup

Las islas Sverdrup son un archipiélago del grupo de las islas de la Reina Isabel, a su vez parte del gran archipiélago ártico canadiense, localizado al norte de las islas de la Reina Isabel, que pertenece íntegramente al territorio de Nunavut, Canadá.

[fr] Îles Sverdrup

Les îles Sverdrup sont un archipel des îles de la Reine-Élisabeth dans le territoire du Nunavut dans le Nord du Canada. L'archipel est un situé dans l'océan Arctique à l'ouest de l'île d'Ellesmere.

[it] Isole Sverdrup

Le isole Sverdrup sono un arcipelago composto dalle più settentrionali tra le isole Regina Elisabetta, nel territorio di Nunavut, in Canada.

[ru] Свердруп (острова)

Острова́ Све́рдруп (англ. Sverdrup Islands, фр. Îles Sverdrup) — группа островов на севере Канадского Арктического архипелага, в составе Островов Королевы Елизаветы.



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