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Devon Island

American  

noun

  1. an island in the Nunavut Territory, N Canada. 20,900 sq. mi. (54,100 sq. km).


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The remarkably well-preserved fossil skeleton was uncovered in ancient lakebed sediments at Haughton Crater on Devon Island in Nunavut.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

“It looks like Mars,” says Keith of where they are anchored, in Devon Island.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2024

Off Devon Island, the largest uninhabited island in the world, they risked running aground due to the area being poorly charted.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2024

Devon Island, located in the Arctic, is the largest uninhabited island in the world.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2016

The screw thrashed at its best speed, and the smudge of smoke which drifted toward the north blotted out the view of North Devon Island along which the course had led them.

From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry