Baffin Island
largest Arctic island in Nunavut, Canada
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Summary
Baffin Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,361 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nunavut[3]
- Country: Canada[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Arctic Ocean[5]
- Continent: North America[6]
- Named after: William Baffin[7]
- Part of: Canadian Arctic Archipelago[8]
- Commons category: Baffin Island[9]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1576[10]
- Highest point: Mount Odin[11]
- Located in/on physical feature: Canadian Arctic Archipelago[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Baffin Island[13]
- Population: 11,855[14], 13,148[15]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17]
- Category for people born here: Q13335380[18]
- Native label: Baffin Island[19]
- Length: 1600 km[20]
- Elevation above sea level: 2147 m[21]
- Area: 507,451 km²[22]
- Width: 700 km[23]
- Perimeter: 28,308 km[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Baffin Island[26]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Baffin Island include Baffin Island Current[27], an ocean current[28].
Why It Matters
Baffin Island has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for it include Baffin Island Current[27], an ocean current[28].