What is Axel Heiberg Island?
{{Infobox islands | name = Axel Heiberg | image_name = AxelHeibergIslandCloseupMap.png | image_caption = Closeup of Axel Heiberg Island | image_size = | map_image= Axel Heiberg Island, Canada.svg | map_caption = Location of Axel Heiberg Island | native_name = | native_name_link = [[Inuktitut]] | nickname = | location = [[Arctic Ocean]] | coordinates = {{Coord|79|26|N|090|46|W|region:CA_type:isle_scale:3000000|display=inline,title|name=Axel Heiberg Island}} | archipelago = [[Sverdrup Islands]]<br />[[Queen Elizabeth Islands]]<br />[[Canadian Arctic Archipelago]] | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = 43,178 | length_km = 371 | width_min_km = 220 | width_max_km = 246 | rank = 32nd | highest_mount = [[Outlook Peak]] | elevation_m = 2,210 | country = [[Canada]] | country_admin_divisions_title = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Territory]] | country_admin_divisions = [[Nunavut]] | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = [[Regions of Nunavut|Region]] | country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Qikiqtaaluk Region|Qikiqtaaluk]] | country_admin_divisions_title_2 = | country_admin_divisions_2 = | country_capital = | country_largest_city = | country_largest_city_population = | country_leader_title = | country_leader_name = | population = 0 | population_as_of = | density_km2 = | ethnic_groups = | additional_info = }} '''Axel Heiberg Island''' is the 31st biggest island in the world and [[Canada]]'s 7th biggest island. According to [[Statistics Canada]], it has an area of [[1 E10 m²|43&nbsp;178&nbsp;km²]] (16,671 square miles). The [[Inuit]] people have lived on Axel Heiberg Island in the past, but no one has lived there by the time it was named by [[Otto Sverdrup]], who explored it around 1900. He named it after Axel Heiberg, manager of the Norwegian [[Ringnes]] brewery which sponsored the expedition. Other explorers visited the island during the early 20th century, during which time it was claimed by [[Norway]] until 1930. It is now part of [[Nunavut]], Canada. {{multistub|Geo|Canada}} [[Category:Islands of Canada]] [[Cat