Tennent Islands
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| Tennent Islands | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Northern Canada |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Archipelago | Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 308 km² (119 sq mi) |
| Highest point | Un-named 55 m (180 ft) |
| Administration | |
 Canada |
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| Territory |  Nunavut |
| Kitikmeot Region |
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The Tennent Islands are a Canadian Arctic island group in the Nunavut Territory. The islands lie in the James Ross Strait between the Clarence Islands and Beverly Islands. Thomson Point on King William Island lies 3.5 km (2.2 mi) away, across the Humboldt Channel. Matty Island lies 3.7 km (2.3 mi) to the east, separated by Wellington Strait. Boothia Peninsula's Oscar Bay is to the northeast.
The Tennent Islands are low-lying and lake-studded.[1] They, as well as Port Emerson, a two mile wide harbor, were named in honor of Emerson Tennent by Sir John Ross during his second Arctic voyage.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Tennent Island. oceandots.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
- ^ Ross 1835:241
- Arctic Islands at Natural Resources, Atlas of Canada
- Ross, John; Ross, James Clark (1835). Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833.. London: A.W. Webster. OCLC 1113450.
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