Queen Elizabeth Islands

The Queen Elizabeth Islands are the northernmost island group of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, spanning Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.

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Canadian Arctic Archipelago: The extensive island chain between mainland Canada and the Arctic Ocean. The Queen Elizabeth Islands form its northernmost island group.
Ellesmere Island: Canada's northernmost major island, in Nunavut's Arctic Archipelago. It is the group's largest island and reaches Canada's northern extreme.
Polar research: Scientific study of Earth's polar regions, including their climate, ecosystems, and geology. The islands provide sites for Arctic field research and monitoring.
William Edward Parry: A British naval officer and Arctic explorer who led several nineteenth-century expeditions. His 1819–1820 expedition explored and mapped parts of the archipelago.
Arctic Ocean: The ocean surrounding the Arctic region, bordered by North America, Eurasia, and Greenland. Its waters border the islands to the north.
Devon Island: A large, uninhabited island in Nunavut's Arctic Archipelago. It is a major southern island within the group.
Parks Canada: The Canadian federal agency responsible for national parks and other protected heritage places. It manages protected places in the island group.
Sir John Franklin: A British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer whose 1845 expedition disappeared in the Canadian Arctic. His lost expedition drew later searches into waters near the islands.
Northwest Passage: A network of Arctic sea routes through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Its channels pass among islands in the archipelago.
Axel Heiberg Island: A mountainous island in Nunavut, west of Ellesmere Island. Its glaciers and fossil forests exemplify the group's varied terrain.