Russell Island (Nunavut)

Infobox Islands
name = Russell Island


image caption = |thumb|right|Russell Island, Nunavut.
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native name link = Inuktikut
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location = Northern Canada
coordinates = coord|74|00|N|98|25|W|display=inline,title
archipelago = Canadian Arctic Archipelago
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area = convert|940|km2|sqmi|abbr=on
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elevation = 240 m.
country = Canada
country admin divisions title = Territory
country admin divisions = flag|Nunavut
country largest city = Iqaluit
country largest city population = 6,184
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population = Uninhabited
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ethnic groups = Inuit
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Russell Island is a Canadian arctic island located in Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Parry Channel, separated from the northern tip of Prince of Wales Island by the narrow Baring Channel. The island is oddly shaped, with an isthmus 1.1 km wide joining the western one-third with the larger portion of the island. At an area of 940 km², it is the largest offshore island of the Prince of Wales Island. [cite web |url=http://oceandots.com/arctic/canada/russell.htm |title=Russell Island |accessdate=2008-05-11 |date=2006-07-31 |publisher=oceandots.com]

References

Further reading

* Green, David E. C. The Late Quaternary History of Russell Island, N.W.T. Ottawa: National Library of Canada, 1988. ISBN 031532564X