What is Ellesmere Island?
[[File:Ellesmere Island.svg|thumb|right|Location of Ellesmere Island]] [[File:Wfm ellesmere island.jpg|thumb|right|Satellite image of Ellesmere Island]] [[File:Osborn Range (05-08-97).jpg|thumb|right|The [[Osborn Range]] in the Arctic Cordillera]] '''Ellesmere Island''' is part of the [[Qikiqtaaluk Region]] of the [[Canada|Canadian]] territory of [[Nunavut]]. It is in the [[Canadian Arctic Archipelago]], part of the [[Queen Elizabeth Islands]]. [[Cape Columbia]] is the most northerly point of land in Canada. The area of Ellesmere Island is {{convert|196235|km2|sqmi}}, the world's tenth biggest island and Canada's third biggest island. The [[Arctic Cordillera]] mountain system covers much of Ellesmere Island: it is the most mountainous island in the [[Canadian Arctic Archipelago]]. The [[Arctic Willow]] is the only woody species to grow on Ellesmere Island.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/10/25/news/local/38-poles.txt |title=Researcher: study of poles needed |author=Ed Kemmick |publisher=Billingsgazette.net |date=2007-10-25 |accessdate=2007-10-25 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2001, 168 people lived on Ellesmere Island. There are three settlements on Ellesmere Island including [[Alert, Nunavut|Alert]], [[Eureka, Nunavut|Eureka]], and [[Grise Fiord, Nunavut|Grise Fiord]]. [[CFS Alert|Canadian Forces Station (CFS) Alert]] on Ellesmere Island is the northernmost settlement in the world. == References == {{reflist}} {{multistub|Geo|Canada}} [[Category:Islands of Canada]] [[Category:Arctic islands]]