Ellesmere Island

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Elles·mere Island (

mîr

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An island of northern Nunavut, Canada, in the Arctic Ocean separated from Greenland by a narrow passage. It was first sighted by the English explorer William Baffin in 1616.

Ellesmere Island [ˈɛlzmɪə]

(Placename) a Canadian island in the Arctic Ocean: part of Nunavut; mountainous, with many glaciers. Area: 212 688 sq. km (82 119 sq. miles)

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Axel Heiberg Columbia Devon Island Nunavut Sverdrup Islands			It later headed further north to a remote outpost on the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island, coming for the first time within 900 kilometers (560 miles) of the North Pole. Olympic torch crosses Arctic in historic first by AFP / AFP American Edition According to University of Colorado (CU) Boulder Assistant Professor Jaelyn Eberle, the study shows several varieties of prehistoric mammals as heavy as 1,000 pounds each lived on what is today Ellesmere Island near Greenland on a summer diet of flowering plants, deciduous leaves and aquatic vegetation. Arctic mammals wintered in darkness 53 million years ago by Asian News International Weststar announced last month that it has acquired an 80% interest in Hunter Exploration Group's Ellesmere Island coal licences. Arctic coal licences approved for Weststar Resources by Buzz on the Boards / Stockhouse			elk Elk Mountains elk nut Elk River elk-wood Elkhart elkhorn fern elkhound Elknut Elkwood ell Ella Fitzgerald Ellachick Ellagic ellagic acid Ellas Ellás Ellebore Elleborin Elleck Ellen Ellen Price Wood Ellenborough Ellenge Elles Ellesmere Island Ellesmere Port Elli Ellice Islands Ellicott City Ellington Elliott eye Elliott's goldenrod ellipse ellipsis Ellipsograph ellipsoid ellipsoid of revolution ellipsoidal elliptic Elliptic chuck Elliptic compasses Elliptic function Elliptic functions elliptic geometry Elliptic integral elliptic leaf Elliptic polarization Elliptic-lanceolate elliptical elliptical galaxy			Ellenge Elleniko Logotechniko kai Istoriko Archeio Ellenor Andrea Andreen Ellensburg Ellensburg Christian School Ellensburg Rodeo Ellensburg, Washington Ellenville High School Ellenville Public Library & Museum Ellenville Teachers Association Ellenville-Wawarsing Chamber of Commerce Eller Noe Sånt/Slikt Eller, Kheino Eller, Kheino Ianovich Ellers, Oakley, Chester and Rike Ellerslie International Flower Show Ellery Queen Ellery Queen Ellery Queen Ellery Queen Ellery Queen Fan Club Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Ellery, William Elles Elles Elles Ellesmere Ellesmere Island Ellesmere Island National Park Ellesmere Land Ellesmere Port Ellesmere Port Ellesmere Port & Neston Borough Council Ellesmere Port Catholic High School Ellesmere Port Light Opera Company Ellesmere Port Specialist School of Performing Arts Ellesmere, Francis Egerton, 1st earl of Ellesmere, Lake Ellesmere, Thomas Egerton, Baron ellestadite Elleste-Solo Elleste-Solo Elleste-Solo Ellet, Charles, Jr. ELLF ELLFB ELLFS Elli Elli Elli Elli Alexiu Elli Alexíu Elliai Ellice Island Ellice Island Ellice Islands Ellice Islands Ellicott City

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