Stor Island
{{Short description|Island in Nunavut, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox islands
| name = Stor Island
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| pushpin_map = Canada Nunavut#Canada
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Nunavut
| native_name =
| native_name_link = Inuktitut
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| location = Eureka Sound
| coordinates = {{coord|78|59|N|085|50|W |region:CA-NU_type:isle_scale:150000 |display=inline,title |name=Stor Island}}
| archipelago = Sverdrup Islands
Queen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
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| area_km2 = 316
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| country = Canada
| country_admin_divisions_title = Territory
| country_admin_divisions = Nunavut
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Region
| country_admin_divisions_1 = Qikiqtaaluk
| population = Uninhabited
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| footnotes = Source: Stor Island at Atlas of Canada
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Stor Island is one of the uninhabited islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Eureka Sound, an area separating Axel Heiberg Island from Ellesmere Island. Fulmar Channel is southwest of the island, while Bay Fiord is to the northeast. Stor Island is a member of the Sverdrup Islands, Queen Elizabeth Islands, and the Arctic Archipelago.
There are two peaks that reach approximately 500 m above sea level. Stor Island is 32 km long and 14 km wide.{{cite web|url=http://www.oceandots.com/arctic/canada/stor.php |title=Stor Island |access-date=2008-04-13 |publisher=oceandots.com |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223015139/http://www.oceandots.com/arctic/canada/stor.php |archive-date=December 23, 2010 }}
References
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External links
- [http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/toporama?center=197809.348273,3293019.8484018&zoom=7 Stor Island] in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
{{Queen Elizabeth Islands}}
{{Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region}}
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Category:Islands of the Queen Elizabeth Islands
Category:Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region
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