What the records say
- When
- Jan 1922 – Sep 1926
- Kind
- Territorial claim
- Coordinates
- 79.50° N, 80.00° W
- Names
- Ellesmere Island
- Region
- 1
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Ellesmere Island
Island of the Arctic Archipelago in Nunavut, Canada
Ellesmere Island is Canada's northernmost and third largest island, and the tenth largest in the world. It comprises an area of 197,790.33 km2 (76,367.27 sq mi), slightly smaller than Great Britain, and the total length of the island is 830 km (520 mi). Lying within the Arctic Archipelago, Ellesmere Island is considered part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands.
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The source
- ICOW Territorial Claims 1816–2001Issue Correlates of WarCorrelates of War: free use with citation