Ward Hunt Island
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Ward Hunt Island is a small, uninhabited island in the Arctic Ocean, located off the north coast of Ellesmere Island near the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf. The island is located just 750 km from the geographic
Walker Hill (439 m (1,440 ft)) on Ward Hunt Island
Twin Otter STOL plane by Bradley Air Services on Ward Hunt Island in 1988
Ward Hunt Island, field camp and airstrip, view towards Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Canada
The old Ward Hunt Island Camp of the CDRB used in the 1960s
Cape Columbia
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Cape Columbia is the northernmost point of land of Canada, located on Ellesmere Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut. It marks the westernmost coastal point of Lincoln Sea in the Arctic Ocean.
Ward Hunt Island
…of Ward Hunt Island is one of the northernmost elements of land in Canada. Only a 17 km (11 mi) stretch of northern coast of Ellesmere Island around Cape Columbia is more northerly. The island is 5.0 km (3.1 mi) long, east to west, and 3.0 km (1.9 mi) wide. The first known sighting was in 1876 by Pelham Aldrich…
The pack ice of the Arctic Ocean stagnates off Cape Columbia, April 18, 1990
Pack ice of the Arctic Ocean accumulates off Cape Columbia. The Twin Otter airplane stands on the fast ice between the stacked pack ice (right) and the mainland
Ice pressure ridges of the Arctic Ocean off Cape Columbia