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Graham Island
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Graham Island, Nunavut
Graham Island is located in Nunavut
Graham Island
Graham Island
Location in Nunavut
Graham Island is located in Canada
Graham Island
Graham Island
Location in Canada
Geography
Location Norwegian Bay
Coordinates 77°25′N 90°30′W / 77.417°N 90.500°W / 77.417; -90.500 (Graham Island)
Archipelago Queen Elizabeth Islands
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Area 1,378 km2 (532 sq mi)
Length 55 km (34.2 mi)
Width 40 km (25 mi)
Administration
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Graham Island is an uninhabited island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. A member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and Canadian Arctic Archipelago, it is located in Norwegian Bay off the coast of Ellesmere Island. Located at 77°25'N 90°30'W it has an area of 1,378 km2 (532 sq mi), 55 kilometres (34 mi) long and 40 kilometres (25 mi) wide. It was named in 1910.

Variation

There is a second, much smaller (about 2.0 × 0.5 km), Graham Island, also in Nunavut, off Boothia Peninsula. It was named in 1966.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Isla Graham (Nunavut) para niños

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