2006-10-24 00:53:33 · 3 answers · asked by Colin A 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Bathurst Island (Arctic), roughly triangular island of the Parry Islands, Nunavut Territory, northern Canada, in the south of the Queen Elizabeth Islands archipelago, and covering an area of 16,000 sq km (6,200 sq mi). The island was explored in 1819 by Sir William Parry during his Northwest Passage exploration and named after the 3rd earl of Bathurst, secretary of state for war and the colonies. Its entire coastline is deeply indented and surrounded by smaller islets, most markedly in the fragmented northwest. The north of the island is mainly limestone, the south sandstone; it is relatively temperate and has no ice fields. The north magnetic pole is presently located near Erskine Inlet to the northwest. Bathurst Island is now uninhabited, though Inuit relics have been found around its coasts.
2006-10-24 01:12:43 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin Y 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The highest point on Bathurst Island is Peaked Hill at 376 meters (1234 feet).
2006-10-24 04:23:13 · answer #2 · answered by Deep Thought 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The island is low-lying with few parts higher than 330 m in elevation.
(careful - only one "h" in Bathurst, if you Google it).
2006-10-24 02:25:01 · answer #3 · answered by peter_lobell 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋