Arctic Archipelago

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Arctic Archipelago

A group of more than 50 large islands of northern Canada in the Arctic Ocean between North America and Greenland.

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Arctic Archipelago - all the islands that lie to the north of mainland Canada and the Arctic Circle

Canada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world"

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