Truro Island lies within the Arctic Archipelago in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of northern Canada's territory of Nunavut. It is one of the mid-waterway islands in the McDougall Sound between Bathurst Island and Cornwallis Island. Long and narrow, the island is 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi).[1]
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Location | Northern Canada |
Coordinates | 75°17′N 97°11′W |
Archipelago | Queen Elizabeth Islands Arctic Archipelago |
Area | 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) |
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Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
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Population | Uninhabited |
Truro Island was the base camp for several Collaborative Interdisciplinary Cryospheric Experiment (C-ICE) studies which provide data on atmosphere, sea ice, and ocean interaction, including C-ICE'2000,[2] C-ICE'2001,[3] and C-ICE'2002.[4]
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