Porden Islands

Island group in Nunavut, Canada
68°13′N 108°37′W / 68.217°N 108.617°W / 68.217; -108.617 (Porden Islands)ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoAdministration
Canada
TerritoryNunavutRegionKitikmeotDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

The Porden Islands[1] are members of the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. They are located in the Coronation Gulf, south of the Kent Peninsula.

They were discovered in 1822 by Arctic explorer John Franklin and named after William Porden and his daughter Eleanor Anne Porden,[2] whom he later married.

References

  1. ^ "Porden Islands". Atlas of Canada. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  2. ^ Gell, Edith Mary (1930). John Franklin's Bride. London: John Murray. p. 68.
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Islands of the Kitikmeot Region
 
Islands of Bathurst InletIslands of Coronation GulfIslands of the Gulf of Boothia
Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Islands of the Kivalliq Region, Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region


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