Prince Patrick Island

The Prince Patrick Iceland is the westernmost island of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and is located in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The uninhabited island is 240 km long, 30-80 km wide and only 150-200 m high. It has an area of ​​15,848 km ² and thus takes among the largest islands of Canada ranked 14th among the largest islands in the Earth space 55 a.

From Melville Iceland in the southeast it is separated by the Kellett Street and Fitzwilliam Street, by Bank Island on the south by the McClure Strait.

It was in 1853 independently by George Frederick Mecham ( 1828-1858 ) and Francis Leopold McClintock discovered and explored. It was named after Prince Arthur William Patrick, 1911-1916 Governor General of Canada.

Mould Bay is a ( manned until 1995, now automatic ) Canadian weather station on the island and is located at 76 ° 15 'north latitude and 119 ° 30 ' west longitude.

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