Ellesmere Island

[ elz-meer ]

noun

1. an island in the Arctic Ocean, NW of Greenland: a part of Canada. 76,600 sq. mi. (198,400 sq. km).

Ellesmere Island

/ ˈɛlzmɪə /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Before the mid-1990s, the North Pole had been drifting toward the western edge of Canada’s Ellesmere Island.

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