Devon Island

island in Nunavut, Canada
Landform island Q186841
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Devon Island

Summary

Devon Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,109 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Devon Island is located in Nunavut[3].
  • Devon Island is in the country of Canada[4].
  • Devon Island is on the body of water Baffin Bay[5].
  • Devon Island is on the continent of North America[6].
  • Devon Island's instance of is recorded as island[7].
  • Devon Island's instance of is recorded as uninhabited island[8].
  • Devon Island is part of Canadian Arctic Archipelago[9].
  • Devon Island's Commons category is recorded as Devon Island[10].
  • Devon Island's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1616[11].
  • Devon Island's highest point is recorded as Devon Ice Cap[12].
  • Devon Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 75, 'lon': -87}[13].
  • Devon Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 75.25, 'lon': -88}[14].
  • Devon Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Qikiqtaaluk Region[15].
  • Devon Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Devon Island[16].
  • Devon Island has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[17].
  • Devon Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+524'}[18].
  • Devon Island sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1920'}[19].
  • Devon Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+55247'}[20].

Body

Geography

Devon Island is in the country of Canada[4]. It is located in Nunavut[3]. It is on the body of water Baffin Bay[5]. It is on the continent of North America[6]. It is part of Canadian Arctic Archipelago[9].

Physical Characteristics

Devon Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+55247'}[20]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1920'}[19]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+524'}[18]. It has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island[7] and uninhabited island[8].

Why It Matters

Devon Island ranks in the top 2% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,109 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Canadian Geographical Names Database. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · GregMcCollum · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fast id → 1242979
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'cs'
    Sitelink count → 67
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P2163]]: 1242979, add P2163 claim: 1242979"
  2. 22w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Island", "DevonIsland"]
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Island", "DevonIsland"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
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