Hovgaard Islands

Island group in Nunavut, Canada
68°29′N 095°44′W / 68.483°N 95.733°W / 68.483; -95.733 (Hovgaard Islands)ArchipelagoCanadian Arctic ArchipelagoMajor islandsAqitqiqtuun IslandArea10 km2 (3.9 sq mi)Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavutRegionKitikmeotDemographicsPopulation0

The Hovgaard Islands are a Canadian Arctic island group in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut Territory. They were named after Andreas Hovgaard, a Polar explorer and officer of the Danish Navy who led an expedition to the Kara Sea on steamship Dijmphna in 1882–83.[1]

The islands lie in the Rasmussen Basin, equal distance between Gjoa Haven, King William Island (20 km (12 mi) to the north), and Pechell Point, Adelaide Peninsula (20 km (12 mi)).[2]

The waters surrounding the islands are known amongst the Netsilik Inuit for an abundance of blubbery marine mammals.

References

  1. ^ Hovgaard Ø. In: Anthony K. Higgins: Exploration history and place names of northern East Greenland. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin Bd. 21, 2010. Copenhagen 2010, ISBN 978-87-7871-292-9
  2. ^ "Information on "Hovgaard Islands"". Natural Resources, Atlas of Canada. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
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Arctic Cordillera of Canada
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Islands of the Kitikmeot Region
 
Islands of Bathurst Inlet
Islands of Coronation Gulf
Islands of the Gulf of Boothia
Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Islands of the Kivalliq Region, Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region


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