he archipelago extends some 2 400 km longitudinally and 1 900 km from the mainland to Cape Columbia, the northernmost po... , Bathurst Island is one of the Queen Elizabeth IslandsQueen Elizabeth Islands
The Queen Elizabeth Islands are the northernmost cluster of islands in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, split between Nunavu... in NunavutNunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest of the territories of Canada; it was separated officially from the vast Northwest Territor... Territory, CanadaCanada
Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, occupying most of northern North America.... . The area of the island is estimated at 16,042 kmē1 E10 mē
To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 10 000 km and 100 ... , making it the 54th largest island in the worldList of islands by area
This is a list of islands in the world ordered by area.... and Canada's 13th largest islandFacts About List of Canadian islands by area
This is a list of Canadian islands, as ordered by area.... . It is uninhabited.
Based on archeological finds, Brooman Point Village, an extension of the Gregory Peninsula on the eastern coast of Bathurst ... on the eastern coast of Bathurst Island was the site of Thule native tribes around 1000 AD, conceivably during a warmer climateClimate
The climate is commonly considered to be the weather averaged over a long period of time, typically 30 years.... episode. Bathurst Island became known to Western explorers through its discovery by Sir William ParryFacts About William Edward Parry
Sir William Edward Parry was an English rear-admiral and Arctic explorer.... in 1819 and was named for Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl BathurstHenry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
The Secretary of State for War and the Colonies was a British cabinet level position responsible for the army and the Britis... 1812-1827.
The island is low-lying with few parts higher than in elevation. The highest point is at Stokes MountainStokes Mountain
Stokes Mountain is the highest mountain of the Stokes Range on Bathurst Island, Nunavut, Canada.... in the Stokes RangeStokes Range
The Stokes Range is a mountain range on Bathurst Island, Nunavut, Canada.... . This in turn form part of the Arctic CordilleraArctic Cordillera
The Arctic Cordillera, sometimes called the Arctic Rockies, are a vast deeply dissected mountain system, running along... mountain system. Good soil conditions produce abundant vegetation and support a more prolific wildlife population than other Arctic islands.
Polar Bear Pass is a 262,400 hectare wetland and mountain pass on Bathurst Island in Nunavut, Canada, and an International B... National Wildlife Area, and the area of the proposed Tuktusiuqvialuk National Park.
The Earth's North Magnetic PoleFacts About Earth's magnetic field
Earth's magnetic field is approximately a magnetic dipole, with one pole near the north pole and the other near the geograph... tracked northwards across Bathurst Island during the 1960s and 1970s.
