What is Queen Elizabeth Islands?
[[File:Map indicating the Queen Elizabeth (or Parry) Islands, northern Canada.png|thumb|300px|Queen Elizabeth Islands, northern Canada]] The '''Queen Elizabeth Islands''' are a group of [[island]]s in the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Canadian Arctic Archipelago|Arctic Archipelago]]. They are split between [[Nunavut]] and [[Northwest Territories]]. In the past the islands were called '''Parry Archipelago''' or '''Parry Islands'''. They were named after British [[Arctic]] explorer Sir [[William Edward Parry|William Parry]]. In 1953 the islands were renamed after [[Elizabeth II]]. According to the ''Atlas of Canada'' there are 34 large and 2,092 small islands in the archipelago. Many of the islands are among the [[list of islands by area|largest in the world]]. The largest island in the archipelago is [[Ellesmere Island]]. Less than 400 people live on the Queen Elizabeth Islands. [[Category:Islands of Canada]] [[Category:Arctic islands]] {{multistub|geo|Canada}}