queen elizabeth islands

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Definition of queen elizabeth islands in English English dictionary

A group of islands of northern Canada, in the Arctic Archipelago north of Parry Channel. Oil deposits were first exploited here in the 1960s. the Queen Elizabeth Islands a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean that are part of Canada. Island group, northern Canada. Part of the Canadian Arctic archipelago, it comprises all the islands north of latitude 74°30 N, including the Parry and Sverdrup island groups. The islands, the largest of which are Ellesmere, Melville, Devon, and Axel Heiberg, have a total land area of over 150,000 sq mi (390,000 sq km). Probably first visited by the Vikings AD 1000, they were partially explored (1615-16) by English navigators William Baffin and Robert Bylot. The islands, which are administratively split between the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, were named in 1953 to honour Queen Elizabeth II

Hyphenation

queen E·liz·a·beth islands

Turkish pronunciation

kwin îlîzıbıth aylındz

Pronunciation

/ˈkwēn əˈləzəbəᴛʜ ˈīləndz/ /ˈkwiːn ɪˈlɪzəbəθ ˈaɪləndz/