Borden Island

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Borden Island

Geography
Location	Northern Canada
Coordinates	78°33′N 111°10′W / 78.55°N 111.167°W / 78.55; -111.167Coordinates: 78°33′N 111°10′W / 78.55°N 111.167°W / 78.55; -111.167
Archipelago	Queen Elizabeth Islands Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Area	2,795 km2 (1,079 sq mi)
Country
Canada
Territory	Nunavut;  Northwest Territories
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Borden Island is an uninhabited, low-lying island in the Queen Elizabeth Islands of northern Canada. With an area of 2 795 km² (1,079 square miles) in size, it is the 172nd largest island in the world, and Canada's 30th largest island. It lies north of Mackenzie King Island and is similarly split between Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

It is named for former Prime Minister Robert Borden.

First reached by Europeans in 1916, it was originally described as a single landmass. However, in 1947, during an aerial survey by the Royal Canadian Air Force the island was found to be two islands divided by Wilkins Strait.^[1]

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1. ^ Thomson, Don W., Skyview Canada: A Story of Aerial Photography in Canada, R.B.W. Ltd: Ottawa, Canada, 1975, p. 130

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