Amund Ringnes Island
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Amund Ringnes Island is one of the Sverdrup Islands
in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
, Canada
. It is located in the Arctic Ocean
, between 78
and 79 degrees
of latitude
. It lies east of Ellef Ringnes Island
, west of Axel Heiberg Island
. Hassel Sound
separates Amund Ringnes Island from Ellef Ringnes Island. Hendriksen Strait
is to the south, as is Cornwall Island. Norwegian Bay
is to the east, as is Haig-Thomas Island
. To the north lies Peary Channel
.
The island has an area of 5255 km² (2,029 sq mi) in size, making it the 111th largest island in the world, and Canada's 25th largest island.
The island was named by Otto Sverdrup
for Oslo brewer Amund Ringnes
, one of the sponsors of his expedition. He first sighted it in 1900. The island was claimed by Norway
from 1902 until the claim was relinquished in 1930.
Sverdrup Islands
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.- History :...
in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is located in the Arctic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region, is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceanic divisions...
, between 78
78th parallel north
The 78th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 78 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Arctic Ocean and North America....
and 79 degrees
79th parallel north
The 79th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 79 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Arctic Ocean and North America....
of latitude
Latitude
In geography, the latitude of a location on the Earth is the angular distance of that location south or north of the Equator. The latitude is an angle, and is usually measured in degrees . The equator has a latitude of 0°, the North pole has a latitude of 90° north , and the South pole has a...
. It lies east of Ellef Ringnes Island
Ellef Ringnes Island
Ellef Ringnes Island is one of the Sverdrup Islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Also a member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and Canadian Arctic Archipelago, it is located in the Arctic Ocean, east of Borden Island, and west of Amund Ringnes Island...
, west of Axel Heiberg Island
Axel Heiberg Island
Axel Heiberg Island is an island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Located in the Arctic Ocean, it is the 31st largest island in the world and Canada's seventh largest island. According to Statistics Canada, it has an area of ....
. Hassel Sound
Hassel Sound
Hassel Sound is an uninhabited natural waterway in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It separates Ellef Ringnes Island to the west from Amund Ringnes Island to the east....
separates Amund Ringnes Island from Ellef Ringnes Island. Hendriksen Strait
Hendriksen Strait
Hendriksen Strait is a natural waterway through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. It separates Amund Ringnes Island from Cornwall Island . To the east the sound opens into Norwegian Bay....
is to the south, as is Cornwall Island. Norwegian Bay
Norwegian Bay
Norwegian Bay is an Arctic ocean waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region. Nunavut, Canada. Amund Ringnes Island is to the northwest , and Axel Heiberg Island to the north , Ellesmere Island is to the east, and Devon Island is to the south...
is to the east, as is Haig-Thomas Island
Haig-Thomas Island
Haig-Thomas Island is one of the Sverdrup Islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Massey Sound, between Amund Ringnes Island and Axel Heiberg Island. It is also a member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It is named for the British explorer...
. To the north lies Peary Channel
Peary Channel
The Peary Channel is a waterway in the territory of Nunavut. It is an arm of the Arctic Ocean, and it spreads southeast between Meighen Island to the north, Axel Heiberg Island to the east, Amund Ringnes Island to the southeast, Ellef Ringnes Island to the south. The channel is approximately long...
.
The island has an area of 5255 km² (2,029 sq mi) in size, making it the 111th largest island in the world, and Canada's 25th largest island.
The island was named by Otto Sverdrup
Otto Sverdrup
Otto Neumann Knoph Sverdrup was a Norwegian sailor and Arctic explorer.-Early and personal life:...
for Oslo brewer Amund Ringnes
Amund Ringnes (brewery owner, 1840)
Amund Ringnes was a Norwegian businessman, brewery owner and patron.He was born in Krødsherad, Buskerud to farmer Anders Knudsen Ringnes and his wife Maren Amundsdatter . He grew up at the farm Ringnes, and commenced working at Akers Mekaniske Verksted in 1860. He left Akers Mek...
, one of the sponsors of his expedition. He first sighted it in 1900. The island was claimed by Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
from 1902 until the claim was relinquished in 1930.
External sources
- The Ringnes Islands University of Guelph