King Christian Island

Infobox Islands
name = King Christian Island


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location = Northern Canada
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archipelago = Canadian Arctic Archipelago
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area = convert|645|km2|sqmi|abbr=on
highest mount = King Christian Mountai, 165 m [cite web |url=http://www.oceandots.com/arctic/canada/king-christian.htm |title=King Christian Island |accessdate=2008-05-12 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=oceandots.com]
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country = Canada
country admin divisions title = Territory
country admin divisions = flag|Nunavut
country largest city = Iqaluit
country largest city population = 6,184
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population = Uninhabited
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ethnic groups = Inuit
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King Christian Island is one of the Canadian arctic islands in the Sverdrup Islands, a part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands archipelago, in the territory of Nunavut, Canada. It lies 13.5 km from the southwestern coast of Ellef Ringnes Island, separated by the Danish Strait.

The island has an area of convert|645|km2|sqmi|abbr=on.

References

* [http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/islands.html Sea islands: Atlas of Canada; Natural Resources Canada]

Further reading

* Balkwill, H. R., and K. J. Roy. "Geology of King Christian Island, District of Franklin". Ottawa: Minister of Supply and Services Canada, 1977. ISBN 0660008351