Marvin Islands

Island group in Nunavut, Canada
82°59′N 73°37′W / 82.983°N 73.617°W / 82.983; -73.617 (Marvin Islands)Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavutRegionQikiqtaalukDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

The uninhabited Marvin Islands are located in the Arctic Ocean across the mouth of Disraeli Fiord,[1] in northern Ellesmere Island within the Quttinirpaaq National Park. Ward Hunt Island lies to the northwest. The island group is a part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.[2]

The islands are named after Ross Gilmore Marvin, a member of two Arctic expeditions led by Robert Peary.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hattersley-Smith, Geoffrey (1957). "The rolls on the Ellesmere ice shelf" (PDF). Calgary: Arctic Institute of North America. p. 33. OCLC 36586486. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  2. ^ "Marvin Islands, Nunavut". atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  3. ^ "Names of Elmirans in Arctic". Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. November 2, 1955. p. 19. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via newspapers.com.

External links

  • Marvin Islands in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
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Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region
 Belcher IslandsIslands of Cumberland SoundIslands of Davis StraitIslands of Foxe BasinIslands of Frobisher BayIslands of the Gulf of BoothiaIslands of Hudson BayIslands of Hudson StraitIslands of James Bay
Islands of the Labrador SeaQueen Elizabeth Islands
Ellesmere Island
Parry Islands
Sverdrup Islands
Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region
See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region.


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