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Île Vanier

Coordinates: 76°10′N 103°15′W / 76.167°N 103.250°W / 76.167; -103.250 (Île Vanier)
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Île Vanier
Île Vanier, Nunavut.
Île Vanier is located in Nunavut
Île Vanier
Île Vanier
Île Vanier is located in Canada
Île Vanier
Île Vanier
Geography
LocationNorthern Canada
Coordinates76°10′N 103°15′W / 76.167°N 103.250°W / 76.167; -103.250 (Île Vanier)
ArchipelagoQueen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Area1,126 km2 (435 sq mi)
Length53 km (32.9 mi)
Width35 km (21.7 mi)
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
Demographics
Population0

Île Vanier is one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands of the Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada. Located at 76° 10′ N 103° 15′ W, it has an area of 1,126 km2 (435 sq mi). It has length of 53 kilometres (33 mi) and width of 35 kilometres (22 mi). To the north, across the Arnott Strait, is Cameron Island, and to the south, across the Pearse Strait, is Massey Island. Île Vanier is uninhabited.

The first known sighting of the island was by Robert Dawes Aldrich in 1851,[1] but its insular nature was not proven until the 1950s.

Adam Range reaches elevations in excess of 220 meters.

References

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  1. ^ Mills, William James (2003). Exploring polar frontiers: a historical encyclopedia. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781576074220.
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