King Christian Island
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Arctic Ocean |
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| Archipelago | Sverdrup Islands Queen Elizabeth Islands Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 645 km2 (249 sq mi) |
| Length | 39 km (24.2 mi) |
| Width | 26 km (16.2 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Highest point | King Christian Mountain[2] |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Nunavut | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Source: King Christian Island at Atlas of Canada | |
King Christian Island is an uninhabited member of the Arctic Archipelago in the Sverdrup Islands, a part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands archipelago, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It lies in the Arctic Ocean, 13.5 km (8.4 mi) from the southwestern coast of Ellef Ringnes Island, separated by the Danish Strait.
The island has an area of 645 km2 (249 sq mi), measures 38.8 km (24.1 mi) long and 25.7 km (16.0 mi) wide.
History
[edit | edit source]The first European to visit the island was Gunnar Isachsen in 1901.[3] Vilhjalmur Stefansson charted its southern coast in 1916.[4]
In 1970, Panarctic Oils drilled an exploration well (number D18) on King Christian Island which blew out of control and caught fire. After drilling down to 610 m (2,010 ft), gas began to flow to the surface, caught fire and burned the rig. Panarctic estimated the gas flow at 5,700,000 m3 (200,000,000 ft3) per day, the largest blowout in Canadian history.[5]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- King Christian Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Balkwill, H. R., and Roy, K. J.; Geology of King Christian Island, District of Franklin. Ottawa: Minister of Supply and Services Canada, 1977. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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