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Devon Island
Native name: ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᑦ
	Truelove Lowland, a polar oasis located in Devon Island
Geography
Location	Baffin Bay
Coordinates	75°15′N 088°00′W / 75.250°N 88.000°W
Archipelago	Queen Elizabeth Islands; Arctic Archipelago;
Area	55,247 km2 (21,331 sq mi)
Area rank	27th
Length	524 km (325.6 mi)
Width	155–476 km (96–296 mi)
Highest elevation	1,920 m (6300 ft)
Highest point	Devon Ice Cap
Administration
	Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Region	Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

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Devon Island (Inuktitut: ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᑦ, Tallurutit)^[2] is an island in Canada and the largest uninhabited island (no permanent residents) in the world. It is located in Baffin Bay, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is one of the largest members of the Arctic Archipelago, the second-largest of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canada's sixth-largest island, and the 27th-largest island in the world. It has an area of 55,247 km² (21,331 sq mi) (slightly smaller than Croatia). The bedrock is Precambrian gneiss and Paleozoic siltstones and shales.^[3] The highest point is the Devon Ice Cap at 1,920 m (6,300 ft) which is part of the Arctic Cordillera. Devon Island contains several small mountain ranges, such as the Treuter Mountains, Haddington Range and the Cunningham Mountains. The notable similarity of its surface to that of Mars has attracted interest from scientists.

History and settlement

Robert Bylot and William Baffin were the first Europeans to sight Devon Island in 1616.^[4] William Edward Parry charted its south coast in 1819–20,^[5] and named it North Devon, after Devon in England, a name which was changed to Devon Island by the end of the 1800s.^[3] In 1850, Edwin De Haven sailed up Wellington Channel and sighted the Grinnell Peninsula.^[6]

An outpost was established at Dundas Harbour in 1924, and it was leased to Hudson's Bay Company nine years later. The collapse of fur prices led to the dispersal of 52 Baffin Island Inuit families on the island in 1934. It was considered a disaster due to wind conditions and the much colder climate, and the Inuit chose to leave in 1936. Dundas Harbour was populated again in the late 1940s, but it was closed again in 1951. Only the ruins of a few buildings remain today.

Geography

Devon Island is located between Ellesmere Island in the north, Cornwallis Island in the west, and Baffin Island in the south, separated by Lancaster Sound.

Because of its relatively high elevation and its extreme northern latitude, Devon Island supports only a meagre population of muskox and small birds and mammals; the island does support hypolith communities. Animal life is concentrated in the Truelove Lowland area of the island, which has a favourable microclimate and supports relatively lush Arctic vegetation. Temperatures during the brief (40 to 55 days) growing season seldom exceed 10 °C (50 °F), and in winter can plunge to as low as −50 °C (−58 °F). With a polar desert ecology, Devon Island receives very little precipitation.

Cape Liddon is an Important Bird Area (IBA) notable for its black guillemot and northern fulmar populations.^[7] Cape Vera, another IBA site, is also noted for its northern fulmar population.^[8]

Devon Island is also notable for the presence of the Haughton impact crater, created some 39 million years ago when a meteorite about 2 km (1.2 mi) in diameter crashed into what were then forests. The impact left a crater about 23 km (14 mi) in diameter, which was a lake for several million years.

Scientific research

Devon Island Research Station

The Devon Island Research Station was established in 1960 and it is maintained by the Arctic Institute of North America. It is located in Truelove Lowland, on the northeast coast of Devon Island (75°40′N 84°35′W / 75.667°N 84.583°W / 75.667; -84.583).^[9]

Flashline Mars

The Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station project entered its third season in 2004. In July 2004, Devon Island became the temporary home for five scientists and two journalists, who were to use the Mars-like environment to simulate living and working on that planet. April 2007 through 21 August 2007 was the longest simulation period and included 20 scientific studies.^[10]

The Haughton crater is now considered one of the world's best Mars analog sites. It is the summer home to NASA's complementary scientific program, the Haughton–Mars Project. The Island's freezing temperatures, isolation, and remoteness offer scientists matchless research opportunities. Devon Island’s harsh climate and barren terrain endeared it to NASA as the Arctic day and night cycle and restricted communications capabilities offer challenges similar to those presented by long-duration space flights.^[11]

HMP has conducted geological, hydrological, botanical, and microbiological studies in this harsh environment since 1997.^[12] HMP-2008 was the twelfth field season at Devon Island.^[13]

In 2007, fossils of the seal ancestor Puijila darwini were found on the island.^[14]

On July 16, 2013, the Canadian Space Agency assigned Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen to a secondment with the Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration of the University of Western Ontario at Haughton Crater in preparation for a potential future crewed exploration of Mars, the Moon or the asteroids.^[15]

Notes

^ "Devon Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
^ Jerry Kobalenko. The Horizontal Everest: Extreme Journeys on Ellesmere Island. BPS Books, 2010
^ ^a ^b kuschk (3 May 2012). "Devon Island: The Largest Uninhabited Island on Earth". Basement Geographer. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
^ Markham, Clements (1881). The voyages of William Baffin, 1612-1622. London: Hakluyt Society. William Baffin.
^ Parry, William Edward (1821). Journal of a voyage for the discovery of a North-West passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific: performed in the years 1819-20. London: John Murray. William Edward Parry 1819.
^ Savours, Ann (1999). The Search for the North West Passage. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312223724.
^ "Cape Liddon". bsc-eoc.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
^ "Cape Vera". bsc-eoc.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
^ "Truelove Lowland summary and pictures". Archived from the original on 2006-01-29. Retrieved 2006-05-23.
^ Aggerholm, Barbara (2007-08-22). "Looks like Mars, feels like Mars". The Record. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
^ "Haughton Mars Project (HMP) - NASA". Retrieved 2023-11-30.
^ Desportes, C.; Rice, M.; Lee, P. (2007). "Periglacial polygon fields on Devon Island, High Arctic" (PDF). Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
^ "Gearing up for the 12th Year of Research at Haughton Crater". Mars Institute. 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
^ Black, Richard (2009-04-22). "'Missing link' fossil seal walked". BBC Online. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
^ "Training in Geology". www.asc-csa.gc.ca. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

References

External links

[1] "Devon Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.

[2] Jerry Kobalenko. The Horizontal Everest: Extreme Journeys on Ellesmere Island. BPS Books, 2010

[basementgeo-3] uschk (3 May 2012). "Devon Island: The Largest Uninhabited Island on Earth". Basement Geographer. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

[Markham-4] Markham, Clements (1881). The voyages of William Baffin, 1612-1622. London: Hakluyt Society. William Baffin.

[Parry-5] Parry, William Edward (1821). Journal of a voyage for the discovery of a North-West passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific: performed in the years 1819-20. London: John Murray. William Edward Parry 1819.

[Savours-6] Savours, Ann (1999). The Search for the North West Passage. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312223724.

[iba-7] "Cape Liddon". bsc-eoc.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-04-23.

[bscvera-8] "Cape Vera". bsc-eoc.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-05-04.

[9] "Truelove Lowland summary and pictures". Archived from the original on 2006-01-29. Retrieved 2006-05-23.

[10] Aggerholm, Barbara (2007-08-22). "Looks like Mars, feels like Mars". The Record. Retrieved 2008-05-06.

[11] "Haughton Mars Project (HMP) - NASA". Retrieved 2023-11-30.

[12] Desportes, C.; Rice, M.; Lee, P. (2007). "Periglacial polygon fields on Devon Island, High Arctic" (PDF). Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII. Retrieved 2008-05-06.

[13] "Gearing up for the 12th Year of Research at Haughton Crater". Mars Institute. 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-05-06.

[14] Black, Richard (2009-04-22). "'Missing link' fossil seal walked". BBC Online. Retrieved 2010-11-13.

[15] "Training in Geology". www.asc-csa.gc.ca. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

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-'''Devon Island'''<ref>{{Cite cgndb|OAEJB|Devon Island|2020-06-15}}</ref> ([[Inuktitut]]: ''ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᑦ, Tallurutit'')<ref>Jerry Kobalenko. ''The Horizontal Everest: Extreme Journeys on Ellesmere Island''. BPS Books, 2010</ref> is an island in Canada and the largest [[desert island|uninhabited island]] (no permanent residents) in the world. It is located in [[Baffin Bay]], [[Qikiqtaaluk Region]], [[Nunavut]], Canada. It is one of the largest members of the [[Arctic Archipelago]], the second-largest of the [[Queen Elizabeth Islands]], [[List of Canadian islands by area|Canada's sixth-largest island]], and the [[List of islands by area|27th-largest island in the world]]. It has an area of {{convert|55247|km2|abbr=on}} (slightly smaller than [[Croatia]]). The bedrock is [[Precambrian]] [[gneiss]] and [[Paleozoic]] [[siltstone]]s and [[shale]]s.<ref name="basementgeo">{{cite web|url=http://basementgeographer.com/devon-island-the-largest-uninhabited-island-on-earth/ |title=Devon Island: The Largest Uninhabited Island on Earth |website=Basement Geographer |author=kuschk |date=3 May 2012 |access-date=27 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022605/https://basementgeographer.com/devon-island-the-largest-uninhabited-island-on-earth/ |archive-date=2016-03-04}}</ref> The highest point is the [[Devon Ice Cap]] at {{convert|1920|m|abbr=on}} which is part of the [[Arctic Cordillera]]. Devon Island contains several small [[mountain range]]s, such as the [[Treuter Mountains]], [[Haddington Range]] and the [[Cunningham Mountains]]. The notable similarity of its surface to that of [[Mars]] has attracted interest from scientists.
+'''Devon Island''' ({{lang-iu|ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᑦ}}, {{transliteration|iu|Tallurutit}})<ref>Jerry Kobalenko. ''The Horizontal Everest: Extreme Journeys on Ellesmere Island''. BPS Books, 2010</ref> is an island in Canada and the largest [[desert island|uninhabited island]] (no permanent residents) in the world. It is located in [[Baffin Bay]], [[Qikiqtaaluk Region]], [[Nunavut]], Canada. It is one of the largest members of the [[Arctic Archipelago]], the second-largest of the [[Queen Elizabeth Islands]], Canada's [[List of Canadian islands by area|sixth-largest island]], and the [[List of islands by area|27th-largest island in the world]]. It has an area of {{cvt|55247|km2}} (slightly smaller than [[Croatia]]). The bedrock is [[Precambrian]] [[gneiss]] and [[Paleozoic]] [[siltstone]]s and [[shale]]s.<ref name="basementgeo">{{cite web|url=http://basementgeographer.com/devon-island-the-largest-uninhabited-island-on-earth/ |title=Devon Island: The Largest Uninhabited Island on Earth |website=Basement Geographer |author=kuschk |date=3 May 2012 |access-date=27 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022605/https://basementgeographer.com/devon-island-the-largest-uninhabited-island-on-earth/ |archive-date=2016-03-04}}</ref> The highest point is the [[Devon Ice Cap]] at {{cvt|1920|m}} which is part of the [[Arctic Cordillera]]. Devon Island contains several small [[mountain range]]s, such as the [[Treuter Mountains]], [[Haddington Range]] and the [[Cunningham Mountains]]. The notable similarity of its surface to that of [[Mars]] has attracted interest from scientists.
 ==History and settlement==
 [[File:Patterned ground devon island.jpg|thumb|left|Patterned ground [[permafrost]] pattern seen on Devon Island]]
-[[Robert Bylot]] and  [[William Baffin]] were the first Europeans to sight the island in 1616.<ref name=Markham>{{cite book
+[[Robert Bylot]] and [[William Baffin]] were the first Europeans to sight Devon Island in 1616.<ref name=Markham>{{cite book
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-An outpost was established at [[Dundas Harbour]] in 1924, and it was leased to [[Hudson's Bay Company]] nine years later. The collapse of fur prices led to the dispersal of 52 [[Baffin Island]] Inuit families on the island in 1934. It was considered a disaster due to wind conditions and the much colder climate, and the [[Inuit]] chose to leave in 1946. Dundas Harbour was populated again in the late 1940s, but it was closed again in 1951. Only the ruins of a few buildings remain.
+An outpost was established at [[Dundas Harbour]] in 1924, and it was leased to [[Hudson's Bay Company]] nine years later. The collapse of fur prices led to the dispersal of 52 [[Baffin Island]] Inuit families on the island in 1934. It was considered a disaster due to wind conditions and the much colder climate, and the [[Inuit]] chose to leave in 1936. Dundas Harbour was populated again in the late 1940s, but it was closed again in 1951. Only the ruins of a few buildings remain today.
 ==Geography==
 [[File:Devon topo.png|thumb|left|Topography of Devon Island]]
 [[File:Wff devon island.jpg|thumb|Satellite photo montage of Devon Island and its neighbours]]
+Devon Island is located between [[Ellesmere Island]] in the north, [[Cornwallis Island (Nunavut)|Cornwallis Island]] in the west, and [[Baffin Island]] in the south, separated by [[Lancaster Sound]].
-Because of its relatively high elevation and its extreme northern latitude, it supports only a meagre population of [[muskox]] and small birds and mammals; the island does support [[hypolith]] communities. Animal life is concentrated in the Truelove Lowland area of the island, which has a favourable [[microclimate]] and supports relatively lush [[Arctic]] vegetation. Temperatures during the brief (40 to 55 days) growing season seldom exceed {{convert|10|C}}, and in winter can plunge to as low as {{convert|-50|C}}. With a [[polar desert]] ecology, Devon Island receives very little precipitation.
+Because of its relatively high elevation and its extreme northern latitude, Devon Island supports only a meagre population of [[muskox]] and small birds and mammals; the island does support [[hypolith]] communities. Animal life is concentrated in the Truelove Lowland area of the island, which has a favourable [[microclimate]] and supports relatively lush [[Arctic]] vegetation. Temperatures during the brief (40 to 55 days) growing season seldom exceed {{cvt|10|C}}, and in winter can plunge to as low as {{cvt|-50|C}}. With a [[polar desert]] ecology, Devon Island receives very little precipitation.
 [[Cape Liddon]] is an [[Important Bird Area]] (IBA) notable for its [[black guillemot]] and [[northern fulmar]] populations.<ref name="iba">{{cite web|url=http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=NU059|title=Cape Liddon|publisher=bsc-eoc.org|access-date=2009-04-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612101424/http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=NU059|archive-date=2011-06-12}}</ref> [[Cape Vera]], another IBA site, is also noted for its northern fulmar population.<ref name="bscvera">{{cite web|url=http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=NU053 |title=Cape Vera |publisher=bsc-eoc.org |access-date=2009-05-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612092653/http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=NU053 |archive-date=2011-06-12 }}</ref>
-Devon Island is also notable for the presence of the [[Haughton impact crater]], created some 39 million years ago when a meteorite about {{convert|2|km|abbr=on}} in diameter crashed into what were then forests. The impact left a crater about {{convert|23|km|abbr=on}} in diameter, which was a lake for several million years.
+Devon Island is also notable for the presence of the [[Haughton impact crater]], created some 39 million years ago when a meteorite about {{cvt|2|km}} in diameter crashed into what were then forests. The impact left a crater about {{cvt|23|km}} in diameter, which was a lake for several million years.
 ==Scientific research==
 ===Devon Island Research Station===
-The Devon Island Research Station was established in 1960 and it is maintained by the [[Arctic Institute of North America]]. It is located in Truelove Lowland, on the northeast coast of Devon Island ({{coord|75|40|N|84|35|W|display=inline|name=Devon Island Research Station}}).<ref>[http://www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/cpl/links_researchers/research/publications/stations/truelove/truelove.htm Truelove Lowland summary and pictures]</ref>
+The Devon Island Research Station was established in 1960 and it is maintained by the [[Arctic Institute of North America]]. It is located in Truelove Lowland, on the northeast coast of Devon Island ({{coord|75|40|N|84|35|W|}}).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/cpl/links_researchers/research/publications/stations/truelove/truelove.htm |title=Truelove Lowland summary and pictures |access-date=2006-05-23 |archive-date=2006-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060129111526/http://www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/cpl/links_researchers/research/publications/stations/truelove/truelove.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 ===Flashline Mars===
 The [[Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station]] project entered its third season in 2004. In July 2004, Devon Island became the temporary home for five scientists and two journalists, who were to use the Mars-like environment to simulate living and working on that planet. April 2007 through 21 August 2007 was the longest simulation period and included 20 scientific studies.<ref>{{cite news |first=Barbara |last=Aggerholm |title=Looks like Mars, feels like Mars |url=http://news.therecord.com/article/231567 |publisher=The Record |date=2007-08-22 |access-date=2008-05-06}}</ref>
-The Haughton crater is now considered one of the world's best [[Mars]] analog sites. It is the summer home to [[NASA]]'s complementary scientific program, the [[Haughton–Mars Project]]. HMP has conducted [[geology|geological]], [[hydrology|hydrological]], [[botany|botanical]], and [[microbiology|microbiological]] studies in this harsh environment since 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2007/pdf/2341.pdf |title=Periglacial polygon fields on Devon Island, High Arctic |access-date=2008-05-06 |last=Desportes |first=C. |author2=Rice, M. |author3=Lee, P. |year=2007 |publisher=Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII}}</ref> HMP-2008 was the twelfth field season at Devon Island.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gearing up for the 12th Year of Research at Haughton Crater |url=http://www.marsonearth.org/ |publisher=Mars Institute |date=2008-02-23 |access-date=2008-05-06}}</ref>
+The Haughton crater is now considered one of the world's best [[Mars]] analog sites. It is the summer home to [[NASA]]'s complementary scientific program, the [[Haughton–Mars Project]]. The Island's freezing temperatures, isolation, and remoteness offer scientists matchless research opportunities. Devon Island’s harsh climate and barren terrain endeared it to NASA as the Arctic day and night cycle and restricted communications capabilities offer challenges similar to those presented by long-duration space flights.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Haughton Mars Project (HMP) - NASA |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission/haughton-mars-project-hmp/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |language=en-US}}</ref>
+HMP has conducted [[geology|geological]], [[hydrology|hydrological]], [[botany|botanical]], and [[microbiology|microbiological]] studies in this harsh environment since 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2007/pdf/2341.pdf |title=Periglacial polygon fields on Devon Island, High Arctic |access-date=2008-05-06 |last=Desportes |first=C. |author2=Rice, M. |author3=Lee, P. |year=2007 |publisher=Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII}}</ref> HMP-2008 was the twelfth field season at Devon Island.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gearing up for the 12th Year of Research at Haughton Crater |url=http://www.marsonearth.org/ |publisher=Mars Institute |date=2008-02-23 |access-date=2008-05-06}}</ref>
 In 2007, fossils of the [[Pinniped|seal]] ancestor ''[[Puijila|Puijila darwini]]'' were found on the island.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8012322.stm|title='Missing link' fossil seal walked|author=Black, Richard|date=2009-04-22|work=[[BBC Online]]|access-date=2010-11-13}}</ref>
-On July 16, 2013, the [[Canadian Space Agency]] assigned Canadian astronaut [[Jeremy Hansen]] to a [[secondment]] with the [[CPSX|Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration]] of the [[University of Western Ontario]] at Haughton Crater in preparation for a potential future manned exploration of Mars, the [[Moon]] or the [[asteroid]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/training-geology.asp|title=Training in Geology|website=www.asc-csa.gc.ca|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref>
+On July 16, 2013, the [[Canadian Space Agency]] assigned Canadian astronaut [[Jeremy Hansen]] to a [[secondment]] with the [[CPSX|Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration]] of the [[University of Western Ontario]] at Haughton Crater in preparation for a potential future crewed exploration of Mars, the [[Moon]] or the [[asteroid]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/training-geology.asp|title=Training in Geology|website=www.asc-csa.gc.ca|date=12 July 2013|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref>
+==See also==
+{{Portal|Islands|Geography}}
+* [[Don G. Despain]]
+* [[Lauterbornia]]
 ==Notes==
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 * Anderson, David G, and L C Bliss. 1998. "Association of Plant Distribution Patterns and Microenvironments on Patterned Ground in a Polar Desert, Devon Island, N.W.T., Canada". ''Arctic and Alpine Research''. 30, no. 2: 97.
-* Bliss, L. C. ''Truelove Lowland, Devon Island, Canada A High Arctic Ecosystem''. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 1977. {{ISBN|0-88864-014-5}}<small>([http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/oclc/3675403?page=frame&url=https%3A%2F%2Frp.liu233w.com%3A443%2Fhttp%2Fwww.loc.gov%2Fcatdir%2Fenhancements%2Ffy0730%2F78319247-d.html&title=&linktype=digitalObject&detail= Publisher description])</small>
+* Bliss, L. C. ''Truelove Lowland, Devon Island, Canada A High Arctic Ecosystem''. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 1977. {{ISBN|0-88864-014-5}}<small>([http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/oclc/3675403?page=frame&url=https%3A%2F%2Frp.liu233w.com%3A443%2Fhttp%2Fwww.loc.gov%2Fcatdir%2Fenhancements%2Ffy0730%2F78319247-d.html&title=&linktype=digitalObject&detail= Publisher description]{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }})</small>
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Ranges	Adam Baffin Blackwelder Blue Boulder British Empire Bruce Byan Martin Challenger Conger Cunningham Douro Everett Garfield Geodetic Grinnell Grogan Morgan Haddington Hartz Inglefield Innuitian Jeffries Joy Kaumajet Krag Krieger Osborn Precipitous Prince of Wales Princess Margaret Sawtooth Scoresby Selamiut Stokes Swiss Thorndike Torngat Treuter United States Victoria and Albert White Triplets
Mountains	Angilaaq Angna Arrowhead Arthur Asgard Ayles Baldr Barbeau Bastille Battle Beaufort Biederbick Bishop's Mitre Brave Breidablik Caubvick Cirque Commonwealth Eugene Highpointer Innuit Kisimngiuqtuq Midnight Sun Nukap Odin Outlook Oxford Qiajivik Stokes Thor Thule Torngarsoak Ukpik Whisler White Crown
Passes	Akshayuk Ayr Bryant Cockscomb Eskimo Eureka Fortress Glacier Kingnait Perfection Pioneer Piper Polar Bear Revoir Singeyer Strand Fiord Sverdrup Van Hauen Yelverton
Glaciers	Ad Astra Ice Cap Agassiz Ice Cap Barnes Ice Cap Benedict Coronation Devon Ice Cap Disraeli Eugenie Gull Jimi Maasi Kaparoqtalik Keyhole Kiitarayuk Macculloch Narsarsuk Nuuksuq Oliver Parrish Penny Ice Cap Sermilik Sven Hedin Turnabout Utinatuk West Pioneer
Regions	Amund Ringnes Axel Heiberg Baffin Bathurst Bylot Coburg Cornwall Devon Ellef Ringnes Ellesmere Helena Île Vanier Labrador Lougheed Quebec
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